cudweed
Any member of the species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, of several generaAny member of the species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, of several genera: Gamochaeta, with species in North and South America
Meaning
8 sensesAny member of the species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, of several genera:
(countable, uncountable)Gamochaeta, with species in North and South America
(countable, uncountable)Gnaphalium, with species in Eurasia and the Americas
(countable, uncountable)Pseudognaphalium, native to North America
(countable, uncountable)Filago, of Eurasia and North America
(countable, uncountable)Euchiton, native to Australasia and the Pacific
(countable, uncountable)Helichrysum, occurring in Africa, Australasia and Eurasia.
(countable, uncountable)Antennaria dioica
(countable, uncountable)Cudbear, a fungus of species (Ochrolechia tartarea, syn. Lecanora tartarea)
- any of numerous plants of the genus Gnaphalium having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color
- any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads
- perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From cud + weed, or perhaps an alteration of cottonweed or cut weed (referring to its applFrom cud + weed, or perhaps an alteration of cottonweed or cut weed (referring to its application to cuts and chafings).
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Forms
plural: cudweedsSynonyms
10 synonyms- any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads:cotton rosefilago
- perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States:western mugwortwhite sageprairie sageArtemisia ludovicianaArtemisia gnaphalodes
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable