chickweed
Any of several small-leaved herbs of the genera Cerastium and StellariaAny of several small-leaved herbs of the genera Cerastium and Stellaria.: Especially common chickweed (Stellaria media), a common, edible weed in North America and Europe.
Meaning
7 sensesAny of several small-leaved herbs of the genera Cerastium and Stellaria.
(uncountable, usually)Especially common chickweed (Stellaria media), a common, edible weed in North America and Europe.
Vogelmiere
алзи́наalzína, мокри́чникmokríčnik
any of various plants related to the common chickweed
(uncountable, usually)Stellaria pro parte
any of various plants of the genus Stellaria
(uncountable, usually)Cerastium (mouse-ear chickweed)
Other plants of similar appearance and habit, including those of species:
(uncountable, usually)Ageratum conyzoides
(uncountable, usually)Holosteum (jagged chickweed)
(uncountable, usually)Moenchia (upright chickweed)
(uncountable, usually)Paronychia spp. (nailwort, whitlow-wort)
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English chykwed, chykewode, chike wed, chikewed, chekwede, a variant of chykynFrom Middle English chykwed, chykewode, chike wed, chikewed, chekwede, a variant of chykynwede, chekyn-wede, cheken-wede (literally “chicken-weed”), equivalent to chick + weed.
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Forms
plural: chickweedsSynonyms
4 synonyms- any of various plants related to the common chickweed:mouse-ear chickweedmouse eared chickweedmouse earclammy chickweed
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable