neckweed
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
neckweed (usually uncountable, plural neckweeds)
- An American annual weed (Veronica peregrina), with small white flowers and a roundish pod.
- (humorous, archaic) The hemp plant, which furnishes ropes for hanging criminals.[1]
Translations edit
Veronica peregrina
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References edit
- ^ 1863-1879, Richard Chandler Alexander Prior, On the Popular Names of British Plants
“neckweed”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.