Chickweed Definition

chĭkwēd
noun
Any of several low-growing plants (esp. genera Cerastium and Stellaria) of the pink family, often found as weeds in lawns and gardens.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
chickweed
Plural:
chickweeds

Origin of Chickweed

  • So called because it is eaten by chickens

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • chick +‎ weed

    From Wiktionary

Chickweed Sentence Examples

  • Chickweed ointment can also sooth irritated skin when it is applied once or twice daily.

  • She inclined her head to indicate the endless sand, broken only by an occasional yucca or chickweed.

  • Both sites had new species including water chickweed, common toadflax, snapdragon, common hemp nettle, dwarf mallow and greater knapweed.

  • Annual weeds like chickweed, and shepherds ' purse will have already started to flower and set seed.

  • It contains chickweed, a herb that has been used for centuries to heal cuts and wounds and soothe itchy, irritated skin.

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