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smartweed

American  
[smahrt-weed] / ˈsmɑrtˌwid /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of smartweed

First recorded in 1780–90; smart + weed 1

Example Sentences

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A number of ingredients, such as red currants and smartweed, were not cultivated but foraged from the wild, following the folk wisdom of the steppes.

From New York Times • May 11, 2020

On the list were papaya, neem, asafoetida, figs, ginger, smartweed, wild yam, pennyroyal, black cohosh and angelica.

From Washington Times • Jun. 14, 2019

Bottomland hardwood trees have been planted on the mounds and drier sites, and native plants that produce waterfowl food such as smartweed grow in profusion.

From Time Magazine Archive

The same effect was suspected in sorghum, sunflower, spiderwort, lambs quarters, pigweed, and smartweed.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Cloths wrung out of steaming hop, wormwood, or smartweed teas, are of benefit sometimes.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson