DYER'S WEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dyer's weed mean? 

• DYER'S WEED (noun)
  The noun DYER'S WEED has 1 sense:

1. eastern North American herb whose yellow flowers are (or were) used in dyeing

  Familiarity information: DYER'S WEED used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DYER'S WEED (noun)

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Meaning:

Eastern North American herb whose yellow flowers are (or were) used in dyeing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

dyer's weed; Solidago rugosa

Hypernyms ("dyer's weed" is a kind of...):

goldenrod (any of numerous chiefly summer-blooming and fall-blooming North American plants especially of the genus Solidago)