"matweed" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: matweeds [plural]
Etymology: From mat + weed. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mat|weed}} mat + weed Head templates: {{en-noun}} matweed (plural matweeds)
  1. Any of several maritime grasses.
    Nardus stricta
    Sense id: en-matweed-en-noun-u6KqOyJJ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Grasses Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 17 32 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 18 30 24 Disambiguation of Grasses: 36 36 16 12
  2. Any of several maritime grasses.
    Axonopus fissifolius (common carpetgrass)
    Synonyms (Axonopus fissifolius): common carpetgrass, caratao grass, Louisiana grass [US], mat grass, narrow-leaved carpet grass, Durringtion grass [Australia]
    Sense id: en-matweed-en-noun-YGsNwlOf Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Grasses Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 17 32 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 18 30 24 Disambiguation of Grasses: 36 36 16 12 Disambiguation of 'Axonopus fissifolius': 15 72 9 4
  3. Amaranthus blitoides (prostate amaranth, mat amaranth)
    Sense id: en-matweed-en-noun-0nK72kLg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Amaranth subfamily plants, Amaranths and goosefoots, Grasses Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 20 44 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 17 32 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 18 30 24 Disambiguation of Amaranth subfamily plants: 7 7 85 2 Disambiguation of Amaranths and goosefoots: 23 19 37 21 Disambiguation of Grasses: 36 36 16 12
  4. Guilleminea spp.
    Sense id: en-matweed-en-noun-dWPrfkHr Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Grasses Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 17 32 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 18 30 24 Disambiguation of Grasses: 36 36 16 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: small matweed (taxonomic: Guilleminea densa)

Inflected forms

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