ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
1. : any of various plants that grow in waste ground (as knotweed, spurry, and dodder)
2. : any of several tick trefoils of the genus Desmodium ; especially : a West Indian forage plant ( D. tortuosum ) cultivated in the southern United States