horseweed

horseweed
/hawrs"weed'/, n.
1. a North American composite weed, Erigeron canadensis, having narrow, hairy leaves and clusters of very small greenish-white flowers.
2. See horse balm.
3. any of various other common weeds with small yellow flowers.
[1780-90, Amer.; HORSE + WEED1]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Horseweed — Horse weed , n. (Bot.) A composite plant ({Erigeron Canadensis}), which is a common weed. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • horseweed — ☆ horseweed [hôrs′wēd΄ ] n. 1. a common weed (Conyza canadensis) of the composite family, with a wandlike stem and a panicle of many small, greenish white flower heads 2. any of various other weeds …   English World dictionary

  • horseweed — kanadinė konyza statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Conyza canadensis), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Conyza canadensis angl. butterweed; Canadian horseweed; Canadian fleabane; hogweed;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • horseweed — noun Date: 1790 1. a common annual American composite herb (Conyza canadensis syn. Erigeron canadensis) with an erect usually hairy stem and small discoid heads of yellow disk flowers 2. a coarse annual North American ragweed (Ambrosia trifida) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • horseweed — noun Any of various flowering plants of the genus Conyza …   Wiktionary

  • horseweed — horse•weed [[t]ˈhɔrsˌwid[/t]] n. pln a North American composite weed, Erigeron canadensis, having narrow hairy leaves and clusters of very small greenish flowers • Etymology: 1780–90 …   From formal English to slang

  • horseweed — noun 1. common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron • Syn: ↑Canadian fleabane, ↑fleabane, ↑Conyza canadensis,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Canadian horseweed — kanadinė konyza statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Conyza canadensis), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Conyza canadensis angl. butterweed; Canadian horseweed; Canadian fleabane; hogweed;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Erigeron Canadensis — Horseweed Horse weed , n. (Bot.) A composite plant ({Erigeron Canadensis}), which is a common weed. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Conyza canadensis — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”