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cinchweed

cinchweed noun: any plant in the genus Pectis, especially Pectis papposa, a fragrant herb of deserts in the North American Southwest and related to the marigolds, used for flavoring and for traditional medicinal uses.

Noun

cinchweed (plural cinchweeds)

  1. (US) Any plant in the genus Pectis, especially Pectis papposa, a fragrant herb of deserts in the North American Southwest and related to the marigolds, used for flavoring and for traditional medicinal uses.

Forms of cinchweed

pluralcinchweeds

Questions about cinchweed

What does cinchweed mean?
Cinchweed means any plant in the genus Pectis, especially Pectis papposa, a fragrant herb of deserts in the North American Southwest and related to the marigolds, used for flavoring and for traditional medicinal uses.
What part of speech is cinchweed?
Cinchweed is a noun.
What is the plural of cinchweed?
The plural of cinchweed is cinchweeds.

Words near cinchweed in the dictionary

  1. cinchotine
  2. cinchotoxin
  3. cinchotoxine
  4. cinchovatin
  5. cinchovatine
  6. cinchweed
  7. cinchweeds
  8. cinchy
  9. cincinnal
  10. Cincinnati
  11. Cincinnati chili

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