noun Date: 1904 any of a genus ( Striga ) of yellow-flowered Old World plants of the snapdragon family that are damaging root parasites of grasses (as sorghum and maize) and that include one ( S. asiatica ) which is an introduced pest in parts of the southeastern United States
WITCHWEED
Meaning of WITCHWEED in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012