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featherweed

featherweed noun: the flowering plant Gamochaeta ustulata in the sunflower family.

Noun

featherweed

  1. The flowering plant Gamochaeta ustulata in the sunflower family.

Origin of featherweed

From feather + weed.

Questions about featherweed

What does featherweed mean?
Featherweed means the flowering plant Gamochaeta ustulata in the sunflower family.
What part of speech is featherweed?
Featherweed is a noun.

Words near featherweed in the dictionary

  1. Featherstons
  2. feathertail
  3. feathertail glider
  4. feathertail gliders
  5. feathertails
  6. featherweed
  7. featherweight
  8. featherweights
  9. featherwing
  10. featherwings
  11. featherwise

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