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deerweed

or deer weed

[ deer-weed ]

noun

  1. any of several shrubby Californian plants belonging to the genus Lotus, of the legume family, especially L. scoparious, having pinnate leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of deerweed1

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; deer + weed 1

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