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bitterweed
noun bit·ter·weed \ˈbi-tər-ˌwēd\
Definition of BITTERWEED
: any of several American plants containing a bitter substance: as a : either of two ragweeds: (1) : a low-growing common ragweed (Ambrosia artemissiifolia) (2) : horseweed b : an annual yellow-flowered sneezeweed (Helenium amarum syn. H. tenuifolium) c : an erect annual composite herb (Hymenoxys odorata) of the southwestern United States that has yellow flowers and is poisonous to livestock
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First Known Use of BITTERWEED
1819
Rhymes with BITTERWEED
aniseed, antecede, beating reed, beggarweed, bottle-feed, bugleweed, butterweed, carpetweed, centipede, chicken feed, copyread, cottonseed, cottonweed, crazyweed, double reed, Ganymede, giant reed, go to seed, interbreed, intercede, interplead, jewelweed, jimsonweed, locoweed, millipede, Nicene Creed, overfeed, pedigreed, pickerelweed, poppy seed, Port Said, pumpkinseed, quitclaim deed, retrocede, rosinweed, Runnymede, silverweed, supersede, thimbleweed, title deed, tumbleweed, underfeed, up to speed, waterweed
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