SMARTWEED

Etymology

Noun

smartweed (usually uncountable, plural smartweeds)

Any of a number of plants in the genus Persicaria (formerly Polygonum).

Anagrams

• wet dreams, wetdreams

Source: Wiktionary


Smart"weed`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: An acrid plant of the genus Polygonum (P. Hydropiper), which produces smarting if applied where the skin is tender.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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