What is another word for mayweed?

Pronunciation: [mˈe͡ɪwiːd] (IPA)

Mayweed is a common name for several species of plants that belong to the daisy family. These plants are typically found in disturbed areas like fields and roadsides and are characterized by small white or yellow flowers. Some synonyms for mayweed include wild chamomile, false chamomile, pineapple weed, dog fennel, and stinking mayweed. These names are used interchangeably depending on the region and species of the plant. While mayweed is often considered a weed, it has several medicinal properties and is used in herbal medicines to treat a variety of ailments. It is also known to have anti-inflammatory and anti-viral properties.

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What are the hypernyms for Mayweed?

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What are the hyponyms for Mayweed?

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What are the holonyms for Mayweed?

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Usage examples for Mayweed

Along the bank washed by the flowing tide, and almost touching the masses of tough golden-brown seaweed on the rocks, are multitudes of the daisy-flowers of sea-mayweed, flowering samphire, the stars of sow-thistle, and bright yellow bunches of charlock and straggling spires of wild-mignonette, against a darker background of blackthorn, hawthorn, ivy, and furze, lightly powdered with trails of bramble-blossom.
"Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts"
Rosalind Northcote

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