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Definition of chaffweed in English: chaffweednounˈtʃafwiːdˈCHafwēd mass nounA tiny European pimpernel with pink or white flowers. Anagallis minima, family Primulaceae Example sentencesExamples - We have also found smooth boisduvalia and chaffweed under irrigation pivots in cultivated fields, and sand verbena is found in open, shifting sand dunes.
- Alvan W. Chapman first collected chaffweed in the mid 1800s along the Caloosahatchee River (s.n., US), presumably in Lee County.
- A. minima (chaffweed) is a small, spreading annual with alternate, oval, stalkless leaves.
Origin Mid 16th century: probably from the verb chafe + weed. Definition of chaffweed in US English: chaffweednounˈCHafwēd A tiny European pimpernel with pink or white flowers. Anagallis minima, family Primulaceae Example sentencesExamples - Alvan W. Chapman first collected chaffweed in the mid 1800s along the Caloosahatchee River (s.n., US), presumably in Lee County.
- A. minima (chaffweed) is a small, spreading annual with alternate, oval, stalkless leaves.
- We have also found smooth boisduvalia and chaffweed under irrigation pivots in cultivated fields, and sand verbena is found in open, shifting sand dunes.
Origin Mid 16th century: probably from the verb chafe + weed. |