■ noun a wild chamomile typically found as a weed of waste ground. [ Anthemis cotula ( stinking ~ ), Tripleurospermum inodorum ( scentless ~ ), and other species.]
Origin
C16: from maythe(n) , an earlier name for this plant, + weed .
MAYWEED
Meaning of MAYWEED in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004