PINEAPPLE WEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pineapple weed mean? 

• PINEAPPLE WEED (noun)
  The noun PINEAPPLE WEED has 1 sense:

1. annual aromatic weed of Pacific coastal areas (United States and northeastern Asia) having bristle-pointed leaves and rayless yellow flowers

  Familiarity information: PINEAPPLE WEED used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PINEAPPLE WEED (noun)

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Meaning:

Annual aromatic weed of Pacific coastal areas (United States and northeastern Asia) having bristle-pointed leaves and rayless yellow flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Matricaria matricarioides; pineapple weed; rayless chamomile

Hypernyms ("pineapple weed" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Domain region:

America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)

Holonyms ("pineapple weed" is a member of...):

genus Matricaria; Matricaria (chiefly Old World strong-smelling weedy herbs; comprises plants sometimes included in other genera: e.g. Tanacetum; Tripleurospermum)