cobbler's peg
noun
Definition of cobbler's peg
: either of two chiefly Australian weedy composite herbs (Erigeron linifolius and Bidens pilosa) —often used in plural but singular or plural in construction
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Origin and Etymology of cobbler's peg
probably from the appearance of the pappi
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