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pineapple weed

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pineapple weed
n.
A strongly aromatic, western North American plant (Matricaria matricarioides) having greenish-yellow discoid flower heads and an odor of pineapple when crushed.
pineapple weed
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an Asian plant, Matricaria matricarioides, naturalized in Europe and North America, having greenish-yellow flower heads, and smelling of pineapple when crushed: family Asteraceae (composites)
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Noun1.pineapple weed - annual aromatic weed of Pacific coastal areas (United States and northeastern Asia) having bristle-pointed leaves and rayless yellow flowers
Matricaria matricarioides, rayless chamomile
U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
genus Matricaria, Matricaria - chiefly Old World strong-smelling weedy herbs; comprises plants sometimes included in other genera: e.g. Tanacetum; Tripleurospermum
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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In cultivated ground weeds such as pineapple weed, coltsfoot, groundsel, sow thistle and creeping thistle all irritate allotment holders, particularly as one of the features of many plants in the daisy family is that their seeds are wind distributed.
Everything is coming up fantastic daisies by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
Chickweeds, orache, spurge, cress, dead-nettle, pineapple weed, mayweed, ragweed, Shepherd's purse, hawkweed, chamomile, and speedwell are just a few of the annual weeds prepared to add massive amounts of seed to those already in the soil seed bank.
Crabgrass, bluegrass are foes of lawnowners by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
If you crush the feathery leaves and smell the distinctive smell, you will know why it is called pineapple weed.
A walk in the country by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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