cudweed en · NOUN
Etymology
From cud + weed, or perhaps an alteration of cottonweed or cut weed (referring to its application to cuts and chafings).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Any member of the species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, of several genera: ▸ Gamochaeta, with species in North and South America
- (countable, uncountable) Any member of the species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, of several genera: ▸ Gnaphalium, with species in Eurasia and the Americas
- (countable, uncountable) Any member of the species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, of several genera: ▸ Pseudognaphalium, native to North America
- (countable, uncountable) Any member of the species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, of several genera: ▸ Filago, of Eurasia and North America
- (countable, uncountable) Any member of the species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, of several genera: ▸ Euchiton, native to Australasia and the Pacific
- (countable, uncountable) Any member of the species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, of several genera: ▸ Helichrysum, occurring in Africa, Australasia and Eurasia.
- (countable, uncountable) Antennaria dioica
- (countable, uncountable) Cudbear, a fungus of species (Ochrolechia tartarea, syn. Lecanora tartarea)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cudweeds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
silver pygmycudweed · California cudweed · stemless dwarf-cudweed · dwarf-cudweed · slender cudweed · Pringle's cudweed · arctic cudweed · Wright's cudweed · tapered cudweed · woodland arctic cudweed · rosy cudweed · Norwegian arctic cudweed · western marsh cudweed · spring pygmycudweed · Macoun's cudweed · winged cudweed · Jersey cudweed · pink cudweed · wood cudweed · woody cudweed · pygmy cudweed · royal cudweed · dwarf dwarf-cudweed · Dominican cudweed · alpine arctic cudweed · shortleaf dwarf-cudweed · common cudweed · creeping cudweed · tropical creeping cudweed · Heller's cudweed · Arizona cudweed · many stem cudweed · white cudweed · bighead pygmycudweed · erect dwarf-cudweed · marsh cudweed
Synonyms
catsfoot · stoloniferous pussytoes · mountain everlasting
Translations (7)
pt gnafálio (flowering plant of the genus Gnaphalium or Pseudognaphalium) · bg смин (flowering plant of the genus Gnaphalium or Pseudognaphalium) · hu gyopár (flowering plant of the genus Gnaphalium or Pseudognaphalium) · fi jäkkärä (flowering plant of the genus Gnaphalium or Pseudognaphalium) · nl droogbloem (flowering plant of the genus Gnaphalium or Pseudognaphalium) · cy edafeddog (flowering plant of the genus Gnaphalium or Pseudognaphalium) · pl szarota (flowering plant of the genus Gnaphalium or Pseudognaphalium)