beggarweed
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beg·gar·weed

noun \ˈbe-gər-ˌwēd\

Definition of BEGGARWEED

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

First Known Use of BEGGARWEED

circa 1809

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