vinegarweed
Trichostema lanceolatum, an annual flowering herb of the mint family with an intensely…Trichostema lanceolatum, an annual flowering herb of the mint family with an intensely pungent scent, native to western North America.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Trichostema lanceolatum, an annual flowering herb of the mint family with an intensely pungent scent, native to western North America.
More definitions
- aromatic plant of western United States
Origin
From vinegar + weed, from the vinegary odour of its foliage.From vinegar + weed, from the vinegary odour of its foliage.
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- aromatic plant of western United States:turpentine camphor weedcamphorweedTrichostema lanceolatum
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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