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horseweed

[ hawrs-weed ]

noun

  1. a North American composite weed, weed, Erigeron canadensis, having narrow, hairy leaves and clusters of very small greenish-white flowers.
  2. any of various other common weeds weed with small yellow flowers.


horseweed

/ ˈɔːˌɾː /

noun

  1. the US name for Canadian fleabane See fleabane
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of horseweed1

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90; horse + weed 1
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Unrelenting Roundup use has caused 11 weed species to evolve glyphosate resistance in 26 U.S. states, with Palmer pigweed and horseweed the most widespread, according to the International Survey of Herbicide Resistant Weeds.

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Now, Roundup-resistant weeds like horseweed and giant ragweed are forcing farmers to go back to more expensive techniques that they had long ago abandoned.

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And I know that, in the same mood, she dowered the vulgar horseweed with the breath of the mignonette.

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