goutweed

Goutweed is a pest in nearly all gardens, and very difficult to get out.
Wood and Garden|Gertrude Jekyll
Some of the worst weeds to get out are Goutweed and Coltsfoot.
Wood and Garden|Gertrude Jekyll
At first you might mistake the Wild Angelica for Goutweed, as the leaves are very similar, but there are several differences.
Flowers Shown to the Children|C. E. Smith
At the top of each seed-vessel there are two long, thin bristles which bend over, very much like those in the Goutweed.
Flowers Shown to the Children|C. E. Smith

The seeds of the Wild Angelica are quite a different shape from the Goutweed seeds.
Flowers Shown to the Children|C. E. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for goutweed

goutweed

/ (ˈɡaʊtˌwiːd) /

noun

a widely naturalized Eurasian umbelliferous plant, Aegopodium podagraria, with white flowers and creeping underground stemsAlso called: bishop's weed, ground elder, herb Gerard

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