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stinkweed

[ stingk-weed ]

noun

  1. any of various rank-smelling plants, as the jimson weed.


stinkweed

/ ˈstɪŋkˌwiːd /

noun

  1. Also calledwall mustard a plant, Diplotaxis muralis, naturalized in Britain and S and central Europe, having pale yellow flowers, cylindrical seed pods, and a disagreeable smell when bruised: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
  2. any of various other ill-smelling plants, such as mayweed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of stinkweed1

An Americanism dating back to 1745–55; stink + weed 1

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