Mayweed meaning

mā'wēd'
A widespread weed (Anthemis cotula) in the composite family, having rank-smelling, bipinnately divided leaves and white-rayed flower heads.
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Origin of mayweed

  • Middle English maythe weed, mayyen wed alteration (influenced by May) (maiden) of maithe from Old English mægtha
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • May +"Ž weed
    From Wiktionary

Mayweed Sentence Examples

  • Look for plants such as sea pink, moss campion, scurvy grass, sea mayweed and lichens on the rocky foreshore.

  • scented mayweed is attacked by several insects and is an important food plant for many of them.

  • A number of insect species feed on scentless mayweed.

  • moss campion, scurvy grass, sea mayweed and lichens on the rocky foreshore.

  • scurvy grass, sea mayweed and lichens on the rocky foreshore.

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