chickweed

noun

chick·​weed ˈchik-ˌwēd 

: any of various low-growing small-leaved weedy plants of the pink family (especially genera Cerastium and Stellaria)

especially : a cosmopolitan weed (Stellaria media) naturalized in the U.S. from Eurasia

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Examples of chickweed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Winter annual weeds like henbit and chickweed begin growth in the fall, which is the best time to manage them. —Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025

Keeping your lawn healthy and dense is the best natural defense against chickweed. —Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2025

One sip of the Meet Cute—gin, orange wine, chickweed, lemon, and honey—took me straight to the height of summer. —Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025

Fortunately, chickweed can be used as a cover crop up until flowers start to appear. —Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 22 June 2023

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing chickweed

• mouse-ear chickweed

Rhymes for chickweed

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

Kids Definition

chickweed

noun

chick·​weed ˈchik-ˌwēd 

: any of several low-growing small-leaved weedy plants related to the pinks