MARSH ELDER Definition & Meaning

marsh elder

noun

any of various composite plants of the genus Iva, as I. frutescens, that grow in salt marshes.

marsh elder

noun

any of several North American shrubs of the genus Iva, growing in salt marshes: family Asteraceae (composites) Compare elder 2

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Origin of marsh elder¹

First recorded in 1745–55

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Stem much branched; heads all alike, in panicles Marsh Elder, Iva xanthifolia. 10a.

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To these Mr. Dewey adds buffalo bur, Solanum rostratum, squirreltail, Hordeum jubatum, false ragweed or marsh elder, Iva xanthifolia, Franseria hookeriana, alfalfa dodder, Cuscuta epithymum.

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