carpetweed

[ kahr-pit-weed ]

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

Origin of carpetweed

1
An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; carpet + weed1

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