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prickle-weed
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Noun prickle-weed has 1 sense
- prickle-weed(n = noun.plant) desmanthus ilinoensis, prairie mimosa - perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers; Array is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
is a member of desmanthus, genus desmanthus
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