Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
horse-balm . - noun Same as
clearweed . - noun The great ragweed, Ambrosia trifida; also, less properly, the common ragweed or hogweed, A. artemisiæfolia.
- noun The white snakeroot or white sanicle, Eupatorium ageratoides.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) An herb (
Pilea pumila ) of the Nettle family, having a smooth, juicy, pellucid stem; -- called alsoclearweed .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Pilea pumila, a
herb of thenettle family with a smooth, juicy,pellucid stem .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves
- noun erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States
Etymologies
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rich + weed
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Examples
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Isabelle liked the names of the plants—bugwort, richweed, squawroot, dog rose—but quickly scrambled the various uses and doses and preparations.
Falling In Frances O’Roark Dowell 2010
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Isabelle liked the names of the plants—bugwort, richweed, squawroot, dog rose—but quickly scrambled the various uses and doses and preparations.
Falling In Frances O’Roark Dowell 2010
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