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torchweed

torchweed noun: verbascum thapsus, the common mullein.

Noun

torchweed (uncountable)

  1. Verbascum thapsus, the common mullein.

Origin of torchweed

From torch + weed, from its readiness to burn.

Questions about torchweed

What does torchweed mean?
Torchweed means verbascum thapsus, the common mullein.
What part of speech is torchweed?
Torchweed is a noun.

Words near torchweed in the dictionary

  1. torchon paper
  2. torchon papers
  3. torchons
  4. torchship
  5. torchships
  6. torchweed
  7. torchwood
  8. torchwoods
  9. torchwork
  10. torchworked
  11. torchworking

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