Definition of boneset
: any of several composite herbs (genus Eupatorium)
especially
: a perennial (E. perfoliatum) of central and eastern North America with opposite perfoliate leaves and white-rayed flower heads used in folk medicine
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The first known use of boneset was in 1653
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