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poisonweed

poisonweed noun: the plant Delphinium geyeri, poisonous to cattle.

Noun

poisonweed (uncountable)

  1. The plant Delphinium geyeri, poisonous to cattle.

Origin of poisonweed

From poison + weed.

Questions about poisonweed

What does poisonweed mean?
Poisonweed means the plant Delphinium geyeri, poisonous to cattle.
What part of speech is poisonweed?
Poisonweed is a noun.

Words near poisonweed in the dictionary

  1. poisons
  2. poisons the well
  3. poisonsome
  4. poisonvetch
  5. poisonvetches
  6. poisonweed
  7. poisonwood
  8. poisonwoods
  9. poisony
  10. Poissant
  11. Poissants

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