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rosinweed

rosinweed noun: any of various composite plants which secrete resins or have a resinous smell; for example, several species in the genus Silphium in the composite family.

Noun

rosinweed (countable and uncountable, plural rosinweeds)

  1. Any of various composite plants which secrete resins or have a resinous smell; for example, several species in the genus Silphium in the composite family.

Forms of rosinweed

pluralrosinweeds

Origin of rosinweed

From rosin + weed.

Questions about rosinweed

What does rosinweed mean?
Rosinweed means any of various composite plants which secrete resins or have a resinous smell; for example, several species in the genus Silphium in the composite family.
What part of speech is rosinweed?
Rosinweed is a noun.
What is the plural of rosinweed?
The plural of rosinweed is rosinweeds.

Words near rosinweed in the dictionary

  1. rosinous
  2. rosins
  3. Rosinski
  4. Rosinskis
  5. Rosinsky
  6. rosinweed
  7. rosinweeds
  8. rosinwood
  9. rosiny
  10. rosish
  11. Roske

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