beggarweed
[ beg-er-weed ]
noun
any of various tick trefoils, especially Desmodium tortuosum, grown for forage in subtropical regions.
Chiefly British. any weed that impoverishes soil.
Origin of beggarweed
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British Dictionary definitions for beggarweed
beggarweed
/ (ˈbɛɡəˌwiːd) /
noun
any of various leguminous plants of the genus Desmodium, esp D. purpureum of the Caribbean, grown in the southern US as forage plants and to improve the soil: See also tick trefoil
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