marsh elder

noun

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

marsh elder

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of marsh elder¹

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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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