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单词 mayweed
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mayweed

[ mey-weed ]
/ ˈmeɪˌwid /

noun

a composite plant, Anthemis cotula, native to Europe and Asia but naturalized in North America, having pungent, rank-smelling foliage and flower heads with a yellow disk and white rays.

Origin of mayweed

1545–55; obsolete mayth mayweed (Middle English maithe,Old English mægtha) + weed1

Words nearby mayweed

mayst, mayten, Maytime, may tree, May Two-Four, mayweed, May-White syndrome, May wine, Maywood, mazaedium, mazard
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Example sentences from the Web for mayweed

  • By this time generally the corn is high above the mayweed, but this year the flower is level with its shelter.

    The Toilers of the Field|Richard Jefferies
  • Mayweed is of a pectoral nature, and is good for a pain in the side.

    Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million|Sarah Josepha Hale

British Dictionary definitions for mayweed

mayweed
/ (ˈmeɪˌwiːd) /

noun

Also called: dog fennel, stinking mayweed a widespread Eurasian weedy plant, Anthemis cotula, having evil-smelling leaves and daisy-like flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)
scentless mayweed a similar and related plant, Matricaria maritima, with scentless leaves

Word Origin for mayweed

C16: changed from Old English mægtha mayweed + weed 1
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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