mayweed (redirected from stinking mayweeds)

may·weed  (mwd)

n.

A widespread weed (Anthemis cotula) having rank-smelling, bipinnately divided leaves and white-rayed flower heads. Also called stinking chamomile.

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[Middle English maythe weed, mayyen wed, alteration (influenced by May and maiden) of maithe, from Old English mægtha.]

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mayweed [ˈmeɪˌwiːd]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called dog fennel stinking mayweed a widespread Eurasian weedy plant, Anthemis cotula, having evil-smelling leaves and daisy-like flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)

scentless mayweed a similar and related plant, Matricaria maritima, with scentless leaves

[changed from Old English mægtha mayweed + weed¹]

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Noun

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mayweed - widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower heads with yellow discs Anthemis cotula, stinking chamomile, stinking mayweed, dog fennel composite plant, composite - considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers Anthemis, genus Anthemis - dog fennel