pineapple weed

British

noun

an Asian plant, Matricaria matricarioides, naturalized in Europe and North America, having greenish-yellow flower heads, and smelling of pineapple when crushed: family Asteraceae (composites)

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pineapple weed

Her mother, Ann, gave her honeysuckle flowers to suck on hot days and often added pineapple weed to lemonade or cleavers and violets to tea.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2023

For example, the pineapple weed — also known as wild chamomile — that's currently in his freezer grows at the edge of his driveway.

From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2021

He tells me that he prepared a list because he knew he'd blank on the specifics: Cornelian cherries, Saskatoon berries, pineapple weed, basil.

From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2021

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