"cottonweed" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cottonweeds [plural]
Etymology: From cotton + weed. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cotton|weed}} cotton + weed Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cottonweed (countable and uncountable, plural cottonweeds)
  1. Any of several not closely related plants that have downy heads Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cottonweed-en-noun-TeDl1~pk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
  2. Any of several not closely related plants that have downy heads
    especially such plants of the genus Froelichia.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Amaranths and goosefoots, Plants
    Sense id: en-cottonweed-en-noun-FlPKg0tv Disambiguation of Amaranths and goosefoots: 40 60 Disambiguation of Plants: 41 59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (plants that have downy heads): γναφάλλιον (gnaphállion) [neuter] (Ancient Greek)
Disambiguation of 'plants that have downy heads': 50 50

Inflected forms

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