chickweed

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chick·weed /ˈtʃɪkwiːd/ noun [uncountable]  HBPa garden weed with small white flowers 卷耳,繁缕〔开白色小花的一种花园杂草〕

Examples from the Corpus

chickweed• This way, he said, they could examine the smallest of blooms - even chickweed.• Keep on chucking out the chickweed Q I have what I believe is called chickweed all over my garden.• Ballater, advancing into the garden, noticed a heap of uprooted dead cannabis tangled with chickweed on the small cleared area.Origin chickweed (1400-1500) Because it is eaten by chickens

chick·weed nounChineseSyllable  

flowers weed Corpus garden small with white a

chickweed
chick‧weed /ˈtʃɪkwiːd/ noun [uncountable]a garden weed with small white flowers

chick·weedBrE /ˈtʃɪkwiːd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtʃɪkwiːd/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a small plant with white flowers that often grows as a weed over a wide area 繁缕（杂草，花白色）