COTTONWEED
cottonweed
(noun) any of various plants of the genus Froelichia found in sandy soils and on rocky slopes in warmer regions of America; grown for their spikes of woolly white flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cottonweed (countable and uncountable, plural cottonweeds)
Any of several unrelated plants that have downy heads
especially such plants of the genus Froelichia.
Source: Wiktionary
Cot"ton*weed` (-wd`), n. (Bot.)
Definition: See Cudweed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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