capeweed

[keyp-weed]

noun

a low-growing, creeping plant, Arctotheca calendulacea, used as a ground cover in warm climates.

Origin:
1875–80; cape² (after the Cape of Good Hope, where the plant is native) + weed¹

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WordNet

capeweed
noun
European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears [syn: cat's-ear]

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