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spikeweeds

spikeweeds is the plural of spikeweed.

Meaning of spikeweed

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

Phrases with spikeweeds

Questions about spikeweeds

What is spikeweeds the plural of?
Spikeweeds is the plural of spikeweed.

Words near spikeweeds in the dictionary

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

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