flixweed
/ˈflɪkswiːd
/noun [mass noun]
A Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and finely divided leaves, which was formerly thought to cure dysentery.
- Descurainia sophia, family Cruciferae.
- Flixweed is a vigorous plant and a prolific seed producer, enabling it to be highly competitive to desirable plant species.
Origin
Late 16th century: from obsolete flix (variant of flux) + weed.
- chemolithoautotroph
- chemolithoautotrophic
- chemolithoautotrophy
- chemolithotroph
- chemolithotrophic
- chemolithotrophy
- chemolyse
- chemolysis
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- macabrely
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- macadamised
- macadamization
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- macadamized
- macadamizer
- Macaist
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