cottonweed

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English

Froelichia gracilis, also known as slender snakecotton

Etymology

From cotton +‎ weed.

Noun

cottonweed (countable and uncountable, plural cottonweeds)

  1. Any of several not closely related plants that have downy heads
    1. especially such plants of the genus Froelichia.

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