"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
    especially such plants of the genus Froelichia.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Froelichia): Froelichia -suvun kasvi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-cottonweed-en-noun-FlPKg0tv Categories (other): Plants Disambiguation of Plants: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'Froelichia': 100 0
  2. Any of several not closely related plants that have downy heads
    The composite Micropus.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: cottonseed, cottontop
    Sense id: en-cottonweed-en-noun-K1UCzI-o Categories (other): Gnaphalieae tribe plants, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Amaranths and goosefoots, Plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Amaranths and goosefoots: 9 91 Disambiguation of Plants: 50 50
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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