horseweed

American

[hawrs-weed] / ˈhɔrsˌwid /

noun

a North American composite weed, Erigeron canadensis, having narrow, hairy leaves and clusters of very small greenish-white flowers.
horse balm.
any of various other common weeds with small yellow flowers.

horseweed British

/ ˈhɔːsˌwiːd /

noun

the US name for Canadian fleabane See fleabane

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Etymology

Origin of horseweed

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90; horse + weed ¹

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And I know that, in the same mood, she dowered the vulgar horseweed with the breath of the mignonette.

From The Land of Long Ago by Eliza Calvert Hall

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