marsh elder

Noun
  1. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers;
    Common in moist areas (as coastal salt marshes) of eastern and central North America (synset 112005522)
    is a type of: bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant - a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath
    subtypes: burweed marsh elder, false ragweed, iva xanthifolia - tall annual marsh elder common in moist rich soil in central North America that can cause contact dermatitis; produces much pollen that is a major cause of hay fever
    belongs to: genus iva - small genus of American herbs or shrubs; in some classifications placed in a separate family Ambrosiaceae
    same as: iva

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