cudweed

[ kuhd-weed ]
/ ˈkʌdˌwid /

noun

any of the woolly, composite plants of the genus Gnaphalium, having simple leaves and tubular flowers.
any of various plants of allied genera.

Origin of cudweed

First recorded in 1540–50; cud + weed1

Words nearby cudweed

cudgel, cudgel one's brains, cudgerie, cudjo, cudlipp, cudweed, cudworth, cue, cue ball, cue bid, cue card

British Dictionary definitions for cudweed

cudweed
/ (ˈkʌdˌwiːd) /

noun

any of various temperate woolly plants of the genus Gnaphalium, having clusters of whitish or yellow button-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
any of several similar and related plants of the genus Filago, esp F. germanica