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Chess :: Chess (n.) A species of brome grass (Bromus secalinus) which is a troublesome weed in wheat fields, and is often erroneously regarded as degenerate or changed wheat; it bears a very slight resemblance to oats, and if reaped and ground up with wheat, so as to be used for food, is said to produce narcotic effects; -- called also cheat and Willard's bromus..

Ambrosia :: Ambrosia (n.) Formerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now (Bot.), a genus of plants, including some coarse and worthless weeds, called ragweed, hogweed, etc..

Tweedle :: Tweedle (v. t.) To twist.

Silverweed :: Silverweed (n.) A perennial rosaceous herb (Potentilla Anserina) having the leaves silvery white beneath.

Phycology :: Phycology (n.) The science of algae, or seaweeds; algology..

Ragweed :: Ragweed (n.) A common American composite weed (Ambrosia artemisiaefolia) with finely divided leaves; hogweed.

Wampee :: Wampee (n.) The pickerel weed.

Redhead :: Redhead (n.) A kind of milkweed (Asclepias Curassavica) with red flowers. It is used in medicine.

Cowwheat :: Cowwheat (n.) A weed of the genus Melampyrum, with black seeds, found on European wheatfields..

Burr :: Burr (n.) Any rough or prickly envelope of the seeds of plants, whether a pericarp, a persistent calyx, or an involucre, as of the chestnut and burdock. Also, any weed which bears burs..

Nightshade :: Nightshade (n.) A common name of many species of the genus Solanum, given esp. to the Solanum nigrum, or black nightshade, a low, branching weed with small white flowers and black berries reputed to be poisonous..

Orchilla Weed :: Orchilla weed () The lichen from which archil is obtained. See Archil.

Duck's-meat :: Duck's-meat (n.) Duckweed.

Horseknop :: Horseknop (n.) Knapweed.

Frostwort :: Frostwort (n.) Same as Frostweed.

Loculous :: Loculous (a.) Divided by internal partitions into cells, as the pith of the pokeweed..

Sarcle :: Sarcle (v. t.) To weed, or clear of weeds, with a hoe..

Cow Parsnip :: Cow parsnip () A coarse umbelliferous weed of the genus Heracleum (H. sphondylium in England, and H. lanatum in America)..

Adderwort :: Adderwort (n.) The common bistort or snakeweed (Polygonum bistorta).

Duckweed :: Duckweed (n.) A genus (Lemna) of small plants, seen floating in great quantity on the surface of stagnant pools fresh water, and supposed to furnish food for ducks; -- called also duckmeat..

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