PRICKLE-WEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does prickle-weed mean? 

• PRICKLE-WEED (noun)
  The noun PRICKLE-WEED has 1 sense:

1. perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRICKLE-WEED (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Desmanthus ilinoensis; prairie mimosa; prickle-weed

Hypernyms ("prickle-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)

Holonyms ("prickle-weed" is a member of...):

Desmanthus; genus Desmanthus (genus of American herbs or shrubs with sensitive pinnate leaves and small whitish flowers)