horseweed
horseweed noun: any of various flowering plants of the genus Conyza.
Noun
horseweed (countable and uncountable, plural horseweeds)
- Any of various flowering plants of the genus Conyza.
- A plant of the species Cichorium intybus
- A plant of the species Ambrosia trifida.
- A plant of the species Erigeron canadensis.
Synonyms of horseweed
- Belgian endive
- blue daisy
- blue dandelion
- blue sailor
- blue weed
- chicory button
- coffeeweed
- common chicory
- common succory
- cornflower
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Forms of horseweed
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Origin of horseweed
From horse + weed.
Questions about horseweed
- What does horseweed mean?
- Horseweed means any of various flowering plants of the genus Conyza.
- What part of speech is horseweed?
- Horseweed is a noun.
- What is the plural of horseweed?
- The plural of horseweed is horseweeds.
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