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horseweed

[hawrs-weed]
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noun
  1. a North American composite weed, Erigeron canadensis, having narrow, hairy leaves and clusters of very small greenish-white flowers.
  2. horse balm.
  3. any of various other common weeds with small yellow flowers.
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Origin of horseweed

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90; horse + weed1
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Historical Examples

  • He came out upon the road slowly and stopped there, switching his legs absently with the stalk of a horseweed.

    The Escape of Mr. Trimm

    Irvin S. Cobb

British Dictionary definitions for horseweed

horseweed

noun
  1. the US name for Canadian fleabaneSee fleabane (def. 3)
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