English Explanatory Dictionary

mayweed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. stinking chamomile (Anthemis cotula).
  2. corn chamomile, field chamomile (Anthemis arvensis).
  3. Plants of the genera Matricaria and Tripleurospermum.
  4. A mayflower.

Word forms

mayweed mayweeds

Etymology

From Middle English *maythe weed, equivalent to maythe (“mayweed”) + weed; reanalysed as May + weed.

Derived words

false mayweed

Translations

Catalan: camamilla borda Finnish: peltosauramo German: Acker-Hundskamille
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