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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 smellplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


SKUNK-WEED (noun)


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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