CHICKWEED


Meaning of CHICKWEED in English

/chik"weed'/ , n.

1. any plant of the genus Stellaria, of the pink family, as S. media, a common Old World weed whose leaves and seeds are relished by birds.

2. any of various allied plants.

[ 1325-75; ME chiken wede. See CHICK, WEED 1 ]

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