BEGGARWEED


Meaning of BEGGARWEED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbe-gər-ˌwēd ]

noun

Date: circa 1809

1. : any of various plants (as knotgrass or dodder) that grow in waste ground

2. : any of several tick trefoils (genus Desmodium ) ; especially : a West Indian forage plant ( D. tortuosum ) cultivated in the southern United States

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.