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horse⋅weed

  [hawrs-weed]
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–noun
1. a North American composite weed, Erigeron canadensis, having narrow, hairy leaves and clusters of very small greenish-white flowers.
2. horse balm.
3. any of various other common weeds with small yellow flowers.
Origin:
1780–90, Americanism; horse + weed 1

horse balm

 
–noun
a lemon-scented plant, Collinsonia canadensis, of eastern North America, having small yellow flowers.
Also called horseweed, richweed.

Origin:
1780–90, Americanism
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horse·weed   (hôrs'wēd')   
n.  A weedy North American plant (Erigeron canadensis) having narrow leaves and numerous small white or greenish flower heads grouped in panicles.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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