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Definition of fleabane : One of various plants, supposed to have efficacy in driving away fleas. They belong, for the most part, to the genera Conyza, Erigeron, and Pulicaria.

Synonyms:

stoneroot, Erigeron canadensis, horse balm, Pulicaria dysenterica, Conyza canadensis, stone-root, richweed, horseweed, Canadian Fleabane, Feabane Mullet

Usage examples:

• The sap of the Marsh Mallow was combined together with seeds of Fleabane, and the white of an hen's egg, to make a paste which was so adhesive that the hands when coated with it were safe from harm through holding for a few moments the glowing iron. - "Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure", William Thomas Fernie.
• Fleabane " bound to the forehead is a great helpe to cure one of the frensie," while " the distilled water of thyme applyed with vinegar of Roses to the forehead easeth the rage of Frensye." - "The Old English Herbals", Eleanour Sinclair Rohde.