Definition of Deerweed

1. a bushlike herb [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deerweed

deerlicks
deerlike
deermeat
deers
deerskin
deerskins
deerslayer cap
deerslayer caps
deerslayer hat
deerstalker
deerstalker cap
deerstalker hat
deerstalker hats
deerstalkers
deerstalking
deerweed (current term)
deerweeds
deeryard
deeryards
dees
deescalate
deescalated
deescalates
deescalating
deescalation
deescalations
deesis
deess
deet
deets

Literary usage of Deerweed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1857)
"deerweed. 4. Shepherd Sprouts. 5. Dandelion. 6. (Narrow) Dock. ... What is " deerweed ?" (4.) " " " " By " Shepherd's Sprouts" do you mean the Capsella ..."

2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1899)
"The deerweed, spikes of gay, lavender blossoms, glow upon the hillsides and in clefts of rocky canon walls. What a glorious feast all this must be for the ..."

3. The Woods and By-ways of New England by Wilson Flagg (1872)
"... called by the inhabitants deerweed — were distributed among the grassy knolls, like clusters of ..."

4. A Year Among the Trees: Or, The Woods and By-ways of New England by Wilson Flagg (1881)
"... called by the inhabitants deerweed — were distributed among the grassy knolls, like clusters of ..."

5. A Year Among the Trees: Or, The Woods and By-ways of New England by Wilson Flagg (1881)
"... called by the inhabitants deerweed — were distributed among the grassy knolls, like clusters of ..."

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