Synonyms & antonyms

boneset Synonyms & Antonyms

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Boneset as a Noun

Any of several plants of the genera Eupatorium and Ageratina.

The herb common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum).

Comfrey.

Word Forms & Grammar

boneset (plural bonesets)

Words That Rhyme With Boneset

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Origin of Boneset

From bone +‎ set. Eupatorium was traditionally used to treat fever, and the name is most likely derived from the way it relieves the aching in the bones that accompanies some types of fever.[1] (It has alternatively been suggested that some people at some point once believed that the plant helped bones heal.[2])

Word Facts for Boneset

Part of speech	noun
Meaning	Any of several plants of the genera Eupatorium and Ageratina
Plural	bonesets