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fleabane noun[ U ] uk /ˈfliː.beɪn/ us /ˈfliː.beɪn/ any of various plants with small flowers with white, pink, or purple petals and orange or yellow centres: One of the most striking flowers of the ditches now is fleabane. Between them and the stream itself stood half-grown clumps of purple loosestrife and fleabane. Now is the time to see a stretch of common fleabane in an overgrown water meadow. Species such as buddleia, ragwort and Canadian fleabane grow on these urban wasteland sites. Tansy, which like fleabane belongs to the daisy family, is a flower of grassy road verges and field edges. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Common plants African violet agave aloe aloe vera alpine strawberry dianthus dichondra dieffenbachia dill weed dracaena loganberry maidenhair fern maize mandrake mare's tail sorrel sotol sow thistle Spanish moss spearmint |