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beggarweed

noun beg·gar·weed \ˈbe-gər-ˌwēd\

Definition of BEGGARWEED

1
:  any of various plants (as knotgrass or dodder) that grow in waste ground
2
:  any of several tick trefoils (genus Desmodium); especially :  a West Indian forage plant (D. tortuosum) cultivated in the southern United States
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First Known Use of BEGGARWEED

1789

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