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witchweed
[ wich-weed ]
noun
- an Old World parasitic plant of the genus Striga, introduced into the southern U.S.: a serious pest of corn and other grass crops.
witchweed
/ ˈwɪtʃˌwiːd /
noun
- any of several scrophulariaceous plants of the genus Striga , esp S. hermonthica , that are serious pests of grain crops in parts of Africa and Asia
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