- smartweed
- noun Date: circa 1787 any of various polygonums with strong acidic juice
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Smartweed — Smart weed , n. (Bot.) An acrid plant of the genus {Polygonum} ({P. Hydropiper}), which produces smarting if applied where the skin is tender. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
smartweed — [smart′wēd΄] n. any of various knotgrasses (genus Polygonum) whose acrid juice may cause skin irritation … English World dictionary
smartweed — rūgtis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Rūgtinių (Polygonaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Persicaria). atitikmenys: lot. Persicaria angl. bistort; jointedweed; knotgrass; knotweed; smartweed vok. Knöterich rus. горец; гречишник; таран lenk.… … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
smartweed — /smahrt weed /, n. any of several weeds of the genus Polygonum, having a smarting, acrid juice. [1780 90; SMART + WEED1] * * * … Universalium
smartweed — noun Any of more than a dozen species of the genus Polygonum … Wiktionary
smartweed — n. type of grass … English contemporary dictionary
smartweed — smart•weed [[t]ˈsmɑrtˌwid[/t]] n. pln any of several weeds belonging to the genus Polygonum, of the buckwheat family, that have a smarting, acrid juice • Etymology: 1780–90 … From formal English to slang
smartweed — /ˈsmatwid/ (say smahtweed) noun a summer annual, Polygonum hydropiper, native to Europe and Asia, which grows in low lying areas, and whose reddish green stems and leaves contain an acrid juice; waterpepper …
smartweed — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: smart (IV) + weed 1. : any of various knotweeds (genus Polygonum) with strong acrid juice: as a. : water pepper … Useful english dictionary
water smartweed — būdmainis rūgtis statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Persicaria amphibia angl. amphibious bistort; water smartweed vok. Land Wasser Knöterich; Sumpf Knöterich; Wasser Knöterich rus. водная гречиха; горец земноводный lenk. rdest… … Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas
