Definition of marsh elder
: any of a genus (Iva) of coarse shrubby composite plants of moist areas in eastern and central North America
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These include erect knotweed (not to be confused with its invasive cousin, Asian knotweed), goosefoot, little barley, marsh elder, and maygrass.
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First Known Use of marsh elder
1848
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