cottonweed

[ kot-n-weed ]

noun
  1. any of various plants having stems and leaves covered with a soft, hoary pubescence.

Origin of cottonweed

1
First recorded in 1555–65; cotton + weed1

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British Dictionary definitions for cottonweed

cottonweed

/ (ˈkɒtənˌwiːd) /


noun
  1. a downy perennial plant, Otanthus maritimus, of European coastal regions, having small yellow flowers surrounded by large hairy bracts: family Asteraceae (composites)

  2. any of various similar plants

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