Chaffweed

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A low glabrous weedy branching herb (Centunculus minimus) of the family Primulaceae, having short dry chaff-like leaves.
  2. 2
    weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves wordnet

Synonyms

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bastard pimpernelfalse pimpernelbastard pimpernelfalse pimpernel

Etymology

From chaff + weed.

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