chickweed
(noun) any of various plants of the genus Stellaria
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
21 April 2025
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
