noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Cudweed (Gnaphalium), which was used as a remedy for chafing. archaic, uncountable
2. 2
   weedy perennial of north temperate regions having woolly foliage and dirty white flowers in a leafy spike wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

gnaphalium sylvaticumwood cudweed

Etymology

From chafe + weed.

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