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单词 witchweed
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witchweed

[ wich-weed ]
/ ˈwɪtʃˌwid /

noun

an Old World parasitic plant of the genus Striga, introduced into the southern U.S.: a serious pest of corn and other grass crops.

Origin of witchweed

First recorded in 1900–05; witch + weed1

Words nearby witchweed

witching hour, witch moth, witch of Agnesi, witch's mark, witch's milk, witchweed, witchy, wite, witenagemot, with, with a grain of salt
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British Dictionary definitions for witchweed

witchweed
/ (ˈwɪtʃˌwiːd) /

noun

any of several scrophulariaceous plants of the genus Striga, esp S. hermonthica, that are serious pests of grain crops in parts of Africa and Asia
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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