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spikeweed

spikeweed noun: any of several annual herbaceous plants native to California, belonging to the genus Centromadia (family Asteraceae), characterized by spiny involucral bracts and typically found in seasonally dry or disturbed habitats.

Noun

spikeweed (countable and uncountable, plural spikeweeds)

  1. Any of several annual herbaceous plants native to California, belonging to the genus Centromadia (family Asteraceae), characterized by spiny involucral bracts and typically found in seasonally dry or disturbed habitats.
    • The northern plain was formerly dominated by Casuarina trees and a carpet of Spikeweed. Once the Spikeweed had been removed, a ground cover of indigenous Little sticky seed soon developed.2010, Michael Samways, Peter Hitchins, Dr Orty Bourquin, Dr Jock Henwood, Tropical Island Recovery: Cousine Island, Seychelles, Wiley, page 70

Synonyms of spikeweed

Forms of spikeweed

pluralspikeweeds

Phrases with spikeweed

Questions about spikeweed

What does spikeweed mean?
Spikeweed means any of several annual herbaceous plants native to California, belonging to the genus Centromadia (family Asteraceae), characterized by spiny involucral bracts and typically found in seasonally dry or disturbed habitats.
What part of speech is spikeweed?
Spikeweed is a noun.
What is the plural of spikeweed?
The plural of spikeweed is spikeweeds.

Words near spikeweed in the dictionary

  1. spiketails
  2. spiketime
  3. spiketimes
  4. spiketrain
  5. spiketrains
  6. spikeweed
  7. spikeweeds
  8. spikewise
  9. spikey
  10. spikier
  11. spikiest

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