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skeletonweed

skeletonweed noun: rush skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea), native to parts of Europe, Asia, and North Africa, but considered an invasive plant.

Noun

skeletonweed (plural skeletonweeds)

  1. Rush skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea), native to parts of Europe, Asia, and North Africa, but considered an invasive plant.
  2. Wheeler's skeletonweed (Chaetadelpha wheeleri), of the western US.
  3. Thorny skeletonweed (Pleiacanthus spinosus), of the western US.
  4. Beaked skeletonweed (Shinnersoseris rostrata) of the Great Plains of North American
  5. Flatcrown buckwheat (Eriogonum deflexum), of the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae), found in the western US and Mexico.

Forms of skeletonweed

pluralskeletonweeds
alternative formskeleton weed

Phrases with skeletonweed

Questions about skeletonweed

What does skeletonweed mean?
Skeletonweed means rush skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea), native to parts of Europe, Asia, and North Africa, but considered an invasive plant.
What part of speech is skeletonweed?
Skeletonweed is a noun.
What is the plural of skeletonweed?
The plural of skeletonweed is skeletonweeds.

Words near skeletonweed in the dictionary

  1. skeletons in the closet
  2. skeletons in the closets
  3. skeletons in the cupboard
  4. skeletons in the cupboards
  5. skeletons in the house
  6. skeletonweed
  7. skeletonweeds
  8. skeletony
  9. skelets
  10. skell
  11. skelled

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