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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of several North American plants of the genus Polanisia. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   strong-scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and hairs wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

polanisia dodecandrapolanisia graveolens

Etymology

From clammy + weed, from the sticky residue on the leaves.

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