- Frenchweed
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/french"weed'/, n.the penny-cress, Thlaspi arvense.[FRENCH + WEED1]
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Frenchweed
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frenchweed — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: usually capitalized 1. : pennycress 2. : a tropical American plant (Galinsoga parviflora) naturalized and troublesome as a weed in Europe and No. America * * * /french weed /, n. the penny cress, Thlaspi arvense. [FRENCH +… … Useful english dictionary
galinsoga — ˌgalə̇nˈsōgə noun Etymology: New Latin, after Mariano M. de Galinsoga died 1797 Spanish botanist 1. capitalized : a small genus of weedy tropical American herbs (family Compositae) with opposite leaves and small heads of yellowish flowers some of … Useful english dictionary
kew weed — ˈkyü noun Etymology: probably from Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens), London, English : frenchweed 2 … Useful english dictionary
