whiteweed
/ˈwʌɪtwiːd/Now chiefly North American
noun
Any of various plants, typically white-flowered species of the family Asteraceae (Compositae), which are considered to be weeds, especially of agricultural land; especially the ox-eye daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Henry Best (c1592–1645), landowner and farmer. From white + weed.
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