cudweed
Meanings
Plural: cudweeds
Noun
- any of numerous plants of the genus Gnaphalium having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color
- any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads
- perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States
- Any member of species of flowering plants in family Asteraceae of several genera:
- Gamochaeta, with species in North and South America
- Any member of species of flowering plants in family Asteraceae of several genera:
- Gnaphalium, with species in Eurasia and the Americas
- Any member of species of flowering plants in family Asteraceae of several genera:
- Pseudognaphalium, native to North America
- Any member of species of flowering plants in family Asteraceae of several genera:
- Filago, of Eurasia and North America
- Any member of species of flowering plants in family Asteraceae of several genera:
- Euchiton, native to Australasia and the Pacific
- Any member of species of flowering plants in family Asteraceae of several genera:
- Helichrysum, occurring in Africa, Australasia and Eurasia.
- Antennaria dioica
- Cudbear, a fungus of species (Ochrolechia tartarea, syn. Lecanora tartarea)
Origin / Etymology
From cud + weed, or perhaps an alteration of cottonweed or cut weed (referring to its application to cuts and chafings).
Synonyms
Artemisia gnaphalodes, Artemisia ludoviciana, catsfoot, cotton rose, filago, mountain everlasting, prairie sage, stoloniferous pussytoes, western mugwort, white sage
Scrabble Score: 14
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