cudweed

noun

cud·​weed ˈkəd-ˌwēd 

chiefly Southern ˈku̇d-

or ˈküd-

: any of several composite plants (as of the genus Gnaphalium) with silky or woolly foliage

Examples of cudweed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Seeds of what is known as cudweed, a spring flowering annual, are blown about and can end up anywhere in the landscape — including container plantings. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cudweed

• accede
• agreed
• airspeed
• alkyd
• bindweed
• chickweed
• concede
• decreed
• duckweed
• exceed
• flaxseed
• impede