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carpetweed

[ kahr-pit-weed ]

noun

  1. a North American prostrate weed, weed, Mollugo verticillata, having whorled leaves and small, whitish flowers.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of carpetweed1

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; carpet + weed 1

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