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bugbane

bug·bane [ búg bàyn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
plant in buttercup family: a perennial plant that has large compound leaves. Flowers: small, white, in spike-shaped clusters. Native to: Europe.  Latin name Cimicifuga foetida.

[Because its flowers are reputed to repel insects]
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