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skunkweed

skunkweed noun: any of several American plants that have an offensive odour, but especially Croton texensis and Polemonium viscosum.

Noun

skunkweed (countable and uncountable, plural skunkweeds)

  1. Any of several American plants that have an offensive odour, but especially Croton texensis and Polemonium viscosum.
  2. (slang) Strong-smelling cannabis.

Forms of skunkweed

pluralskunkweeds

Origin of skunkweed

From skunk + weed.

Questions about skunkweed

What does skunkweed mean?
Skunkweed means any of several American plants that have an offensive odour, but especially Croton texensis and Polemonium viscosum.
What part of speech is skunkweed?
Skunkweed is a noun.
What is the plural of skunkweed?
The plural of skunkweed is skunkweeds.

Words near skunkweed in the dictionary

  1. skunks
  2. skunks up
  3. skunksona
  4. skunksonas
  5. skunktaur
  6. skunkweed
  7. skunkweeds
  8. skunkworks
  9. skunky
  10. Skuodas
  11. Skupshtina

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