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famine weed

famine weed noun: a plant of the species Parthenium hysterophorus, native to Central America, considered invasive in Africa, India, Australia.

Noun

famine weed (countable and uncountable, plural famine weeds)

  1. A plant of the species Parthenium hysterophorus, native to Central America, considered invasive in Africa, India, Australia
    Synonyms:
    bitterweed, carrot-grass, carrot grass, congress grass, congress-grass, false ragweed, feverfew, parthenium, Parthenium hysterophorus, parthenium weed

Synonyms of famine weed

9 more synonymsFewer synonyms
  • parthenium-weed
  • ragweed parthenium
  • Santa Maria
  • Santa-Maria
  • Santa Maria feverfew
  • Santa-Maria feverfew
  • whitetop
  • whitetop-weed
  • whitetop weed

Forms of famine weed

pluralfamine weeds

Questions about famine weed

What does famine weed mean?
Famine weed means a plant of the species Parthenium hysterophorus, native to Central America, considered invasive in Africa, India, Australia.
What part of speech is famine weed?
Famine weed is a noun.
What is the plural of famine weed?
The plural of famine weed is famine weeds.

Words near famine weed in the dictionary

  1. famine fever
  2. famine food
  3. famine foods
  4. famine or feast
  5. famine resistant
  6. famine weed
  7. faminee
  8. faminees
  9. famineless
  10. faminelike
  11. famines

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