RICHWEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does richweed mean? 

• RICHWEED (noun)
  The noun RICHWEED has 2 senses:

1. erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States

2. a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves

  Familiarity information: RICHWEED used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RICHWEED (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Collinsonia canadensis; horse balm; horseweed; richweed; stone-root; stone root; stoneroot

Hypernyms ("richweed" 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)

Holonyms ("richweed" is a member of...):

Collinsonia; genus Collinsonia (small genus of perennial erect or spreading aromatic herbs; United States)

Sense 2

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 ("richweed" 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 ("richweed" is a member of...):

genus Pilea; Pilea (low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless foliage)