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CHICKWEED
chickweed
(noun) any of various plants of the genus Stellaria
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chickweed (usually uncountable, plural chickweeds)
Any of several small-leaved herbs of the genera Cerastium and Stellaria.
especially common chickweed, Stellaria media, a common, edible weed in North America and Europe.
Stellaria pro parte - chickweed
Cerastium - mouse-ear chickweed
Other plants of similar appearance and habit
Ageratum conyzoides, chickweed
Holosteum - jagged chickweed
Moenchia - upright chickweed
Paronychia - chickweed
Source: Wiktionary
Chick"weed`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: The name of several caryophyllaseous weeds, especially Stellaria media, the seeds and flower buds of which are a favorite food of small birds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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