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CLEARWEED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does clearweed mean?
• CLEARWEED (noun)
The noun CLEARWEED has 1 sense:
1. a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves
Familiarity information: CLEARWEED used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
clearweed; dead nettle; Pilea pumilla; richweed
Hypernyms ("clearweed" is a kind of...):
nettle (any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae))
Holonyms ("clearweed" is a member of...):
genus Pilea; Pilea (low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless foliage)
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