stinkweed

American  

[stingk-weed] / ˈstɪŋkˌwid /

noun

1. any of various rank-smelling plants, as the jimson weed.

2. tree of heaven.

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stinkweed British  

/ ˈstɪŋkˌwiːd /

noun

1. Also called: wall mustard.  a plant, Diplotaxis muralis, naturalized in Britain and S and central Europe, having pale yellow flowers, cylindrical seed pods, and a disagreeable smell when bruised: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)

2. any of various other ill-smelling plants, such as mayweed

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Etymology

Origin of stinkweed

An Americanism dating back to 1745–55; stink + weed ¹

Example Sentences

A disparate group met in an Illinois field on a windy spring morning to study a crop some call stinkweed.

From Reuters

But like stinkweed in a bouquet of roses, the studies also produced one jarringly discordant finding: Republicans are significantly less likely to view fact-checkers favorably.

From Seattle Times

But due to a severe blight on our stinkweed crop, which as you know is our staple diet, our people are becoming severely malnourished.

From Project Gutenberg

The group of about 25 people came to survey one of the first large-scale plantings of covercress, the genetically tweaked version of stinkweed, or pennycress.

From Reuters

A disparate group met in an Illinois field on a windy spring morning to study a crop some call stinkweed.

From Reuters