smartweed

[ smahrt-weed ]

/ ˈsmɑrtˌwid /

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noun

any of several weeds of the genus Polygonum, having a smarting, acrid juice.

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Origin of smartweed

First recorded in 1780–90; smart + weed¹

Words nearby smartweed

smarts, smart sanction, smart set, smartwatch, smart weapons, smartweed, smart wool, smarty, smarty-pants, smash, smash-and-grab

How to use smartweed in a sentence

Peter Smartweed was the name of this young fellow, as Bob afterwards found out.
The Boy Broker|Frank A. Munsey
Mortimer turned up the Bowery, and Smartweed passed into a side street leading towards Broadway.
The Boy Broker|Frank A. Munsey
“The museum is on the next street,” remarked young Smartweed, as he rang the bell three times.
The Boy Broker|Frank A. Munsey
Peter Smartweed alone among the conspirators remains to be accounted for, and this is something that the police could not do.
The Boy Broker|Frank A. Munsey

The white-throated sparrow, a large and very pretty bird, eats the seeds of smartweed and ragweed.
The Children's Book of Birds|Olive Thorne Miller