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NECKWEED
Etymology
Noun
neckweed (usually uncountable, plural neckweeds)
An American annual weed (Veronica peregrina), with small white flowers and a roundish pod.
(humorous, archaic) The hemp plant, which furnishes ropes for hanging criminals.
Source: Wiktionary
Neck"weed`, n. (Bot.) (a) An American annual weed (veronica peregrina), with small white flowers and a roundish pod. (b) The hemp; -- so called as furnishing ropes for hanging criminals. Dr. prior.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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