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sumpweed

sumpweed noun: iva annua, annual marsh elder, a North American herbaceous annual plant in the sunflower family.

sumpweed: iva annua, annual marsh elder, a North American herbaceous annual plant in the sunflower family
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Noun

sumpweed (countable and uncountable, plural sumpweeds)

  1. Iva annua, annual marsh elder, a North American herbaceous annual plant in the sunflower family.
    Synonyms:
    pelocote, rough marsh elder
  2. Chorisiva nevadensis

Synonyms of sumpweed

  • pelocote
  • rough marsh elder

Forms of sumpweed

pluralsumpweeds

Origin of sumpweed

From sump + weed.

Words formed from sumpweed

  • giant sumpweed
  • Nevada sumpweed

Questions about sumpweed

What does sumpweed mean?
Sumpweed means iva annua, annual marsh elder, a North American herbaceous annual plant in the sunflower family.
What part of speech is sumpweed?
Sumpweed is a noun.
What is the plural of sumpweed?
The plural of sumpweed is sumpweeds.

Words near sumpweed in the dictionary

  1. sumptuous
  2. sumptuously
  3. sumptuousness
  4. sumptuousnesses
  5. Sumpul
  6. sumpweed
  7. sumpweeds
  8. sumpy
  9. Sumqayit
  10. Sumrall
  11. Sumralls

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