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prairie dock

DEFINITIONS OF: prairie dock

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n stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba Indians to treat burns

Synonyms:
American feverfew, Parthenium integrifolium, wild quinine
Type of:
subshrub, suffrutex
low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
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