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SKUNK-WEED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does skunk-weed mean?
• SKUNK-WEED (noun)
The noun SKUNK-WEED has 1 sense:
1. tall herb of the Rocky Mountains having sticky leaves and an offensive smell
Familiarity information: SKUNK-WEED used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tall herb of the Rocky Mountains having sticky leaves and an offensive smell
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Polemonium viscosum; skunk-weed; skunkweed
Hypernyms ("skunk-weed" is a kind of...):
polemonium (any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low-growing often foul-smelling plants of temperate to Arctic regions)
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