mayweed

English

Etymology

From Middle English *maythe weed, equivalent to maythe (“mayweed”) +‎ weed; reanalysed as May +‎ weed.

Noun

mayweed (plural mayweeds)

1. stinking chamomile, Anthemis cotula.
2. corn chamomile, field chamomile, Anthemis arvensis.
3. Plants of the genera Matricaria and Tripleurospermum.
4. A mayflower.

Derived terms

• false mayweed

 

Translations

Anthemis cotula

• Bulgarian: кучешка лайка f (kučeška lajka)
• Catalan: camamilla pudent f
• Finnish: haisusauramo
• German: Stinkende Hundskamille f
• Middle English: maythe

Anthemis arvensis

• Catalan: camamilla borda f
• Finnish: peltosauramo
• German: Acker-Hundskamille f

plants of the genera Matricaria and Tripleurospermum

• Finnish: saunio (fi)
• German: Kamille (de) f (Matricaria), Strandkamille f (Tripleurospermum)

mayflower — see mayflower