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mayweed
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mayweed has 1 sense
- mayweed(n = noun.plant) anthemis cotula, dog fennel, stinking chamomile, stinking mayweed - widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower heads with yellow discs; Array is a kind of composite, composite plant
is a member of anthemis, genus anthemis
CIDE DICTIONARY
mayweed, n.
A composite plant (Anthemis Cotula ), having a strong odor; dog's fennel. It is a native of Europe, now common by the roadsides in the United States. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
mayweed, n. the stinking camomile, Anthemis cotula.
Etymology
earlier maidwede f. obs. maithe(n) f. OE magothe, m{aelig}gtha + WEED
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