beggarweed

noun

beg·​gar·​weed ˈbe-gər-ˌwēd How to pronounce beggarweed (audio)
1
: any of various plants (such as knotgrass or dodder) that grow in waste ground
2
: any of several tick trefoils (genus Desmodium)
especially : a West Indian forage plant (D. tortuosum) cultivated in the southern U.S.

Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of beggarweed was in 1789

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“Beggarweed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beggarweed. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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