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birdweed

birdweed noun: any of certain species of plants of the genus Polygonum, especially.

Noun

birdweed (countable and uncountable, plural birdweeds)

  1. Any of certain species of plants of the genus Polygonum, especially
    1. Polygonum aviculare (common knotgrass)

Forms of birdweed

pluralbirdweeds

Origin of birdweed

From bird + weed.

Questions about birdweed

What does birdweed mean?
Birdweed means any of certain species of plants of the genus Polygonum, especially.
What part of speech is birdweed?
Birdweed is a noun.
What is the plural of birdweed?
The plural of birdweed is birdweeds.

Words near birdweed in the dictionary

  1. birdwatched
  2. birdwatcher
  3. birdwatchers
  4. birdwatches
  5. birdwatching
  6. birdweed
  7. birdweeds
  8. Birdwell
  9. Birdwells
  10. Birdwhistell
  11. birdwing

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