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capeweed

American  
[keyp-weed] / ˈkeɪpˌwid /

noun

  1. a low-growing, creeping plant, Arctotheca calendulacea, used as a ground cover in warm climates.


Etymology

Origin of capeweed

1875–80; cape 2 (after the Cape of Good Hope, where the plant is native) + weed 1

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