bishop's weed
bishop's weed noun: aegopodium podagraria (ground elder, herb Gerard, bishop's goutweed, goutweed), a common weed of temperate regions.
Noun
bishop's weed (countable and uncountable, plural bishop's weeds)
- Aegopodium podagraria (ground elder, herb Gerard, bishop's goutweed, goutweed), a common weed of temperate regions.
- Visnaga daucoides (syn. Ammi visnaga); toothpickweed.
- Ammi majus (false bishop's weed, laceflower), an umbelliferous plant of the genus Ammi.
- Synonyms:
- bullwort, ground-elder, herb Gerard, bishop's goutweed
- Houttuynia cordata (heartleaf, lizard tail).
- Trachyspermum ammi (ajwain), of which the flower pods and leaves are used as a spice and herb in parts of Asia and Africa.
Synonyms of bishop's weed
- bullwort
- ground-elder
- herb Gerard
- bishop's goutweed
Forms of bishop's weed
| plural | bishop's weeds |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bishop's-weed |
| alternative form | bishopsweed |
Questions about bishop's weed
- What does bishop's weed mean?
- Bishop's weed means aegopodium podagraria (ground elder, herb Gerard, bishop's goutweed, goutweed), a common weed of temperate regions.
- What part of speech is bishop's weed?
- Bishop's weed is a noun.
- What is the plural of bishop's weed?
- The plural of bishop's weed is bishop's weeds.
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