ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
: any of various weedy plants growing especially on poor soils: as
a. : cowwheat
b. : spurry
c. : a troublesome aromatic weed ( Iva axillaris ) found especially in alkali regions of the western United States
d. : pearly everlasting
e. : buttonweed 1
f. : any of several annual herbs of the genus Monolepis, family Chenopodiaceae ; especially : a weed ( M. nuttalliana ) of the western United States with fleshy stems, slender-petioled narrow leaves, and small flowers in clusters in the upper axils