cud·weed (k d w d )n. 1. Any of various woolly plants of the genus Gnaphalium in the composite family, having small whitish or yellowish flower heads. 2. Any of several similar and related plants in the genus Filago. |
cudweed [ˈkʌdˌwiːd]
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1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various temperate woolly plants of the genus Gnaphalium, having clusters of whitish or yellow button-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several similar and related plants of the genus Filago, esp F. germanica
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| Noun | 1. |  cudweed - any of numerous plants of the genus Gnaphalium having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or coloreverlasting, everlasting flower - any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color genus Gnaphalium, Gnaphalium - large widely distributed genus of coarse hairy herbs with whitish involucres chafeweed, Gnaphalium sylvaticum, wood cudweed - weedy perennial of north temperate regions having woolly foliage and dirty white flowers in a leafy spike |
| 2. | cudweed - any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms genus Filago - genus of small woolly herbs Filago germanica, herba impia - (literally an undutiful herb) a variety of cotton rose | |
| 3. |  cudweed - perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United Statesmugwort - any of several weedy composite plants of the genus Artemisia |
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