noun
- any of various plants of the daisy family that were traditionally believed to repel fleas
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The gardener planted fleabane around the porch to keep insects away.
- Wild fleabane grows abundantly in the meadow behind our house.
- The small white flowers of fleabane bloom throughout the summer.
- Fleabane was once commonly used as a natural pest deterrent.
- The hiking trail was lined with purple fleabane and other wildflowers.
- She collected fleabane to dry for use in herbal remedies.