dog fennel

  • 41heath aster — ☆ heath aster n. a North American wildflower (Aster ericoides) of the composite family, with small, stiff leaves and white flowers, growing in dry, open places; dog fennel …

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  • 42mayweed — [mā′wēd΄] n. [for maidweed < * maythe weed < OE magothe, mayweed (prob. akin to mægeth, maiden) + WEED2] DOG FENNEL (sense 1) …

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  • 43stinkweed — [stiŋk′wēd΄] n. any of various plants, as the jimson weed or dog fennel, having a foul or strong smell …

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  • 44Anthemis cotula — noun widespread rank smelling weed having white rayed flower heads with yellow discs • Syn: ↑mayweed, ↑dog fennel, ↑stinking mayweed, ↑stinking chamomile • Hypernyms: ↑composite, ↑composite plant …

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  • 45composite plant — noun considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers • Syn: ↑composite • Derivationally related forms: ↑composite (for: ↑composite) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 46Eupatorium capillifolium — noun weedy plant of southeastern United States having divided leaves and long clusters of greenish flowers • Syn: ↑dog fennel • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant …

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  • 47heath aster — noun 1. common North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small white flower heads • Syn: ↑Aster arenosus • Hypernyms: ↑aster 2. common much branched North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small starry white flowers • Syn:… …

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  • 48stinking chamomile — noun widespread rank smelling weed having white rayed flower heads with yellow discs • Syn: ↑mayweed, ↑dog fennel, ↑stinking mayweed, ↑Anthemis cotula • Hypernyms: ↑composite, ↑composite plant …

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  • 49stinking mayweed — noun widespread rank smelling weed having white rayed flower heads with yellow discs • Syn: ↑mayweed, ↑dog fennel, ↑stinking chamomile, ↑Anthemis cotula • Hypernyms: ↑composite, ↑composite plant …

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  • 50may|weed — «MAY WEED», noun. a weed of the composite family found in Europe, Asia, and America, having flower heads with a yellow disk and white rays and ill smelling foliage; dog fennel. ╂[< unrecorded maythe weed < obsolete maythe, the same plant,… …

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