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Definition of Richweed
1. Noun. Erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Collinsonia, Genus Collinsonia
2. Noun. A plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves.
Generic synonyms: Nettle
Group relationships: Genus Pilea, Pilea
Definition of Richweed
1. n. An herb (Pilea pumila) of the Nettle family, having a smooth, juicy, pellucid stem; -- called also clearweed.
Definition of Richweed
1. Noun. ''Pilea pumila'', a herb of the nettle family with a smooth, juicy, pellucid stem. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Richweed
1. a flowering plant [n -S]
Medical Definition of Richweed
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Richweed
Literary usage of Richweed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Botany of the United States North of Virginia: Comprising Descriptions of by Lewis Caleb Beck (1848)
"... in axillary branching clusters or paniculate corymbs, which are shorter than
the petioles. Very properly separated from the genus Url'tca. richweed. ..."
2. Origin and History of All the Pharmacopeial Vegetable Drugs, Chemicals and by John Uri Lloyd (1921)
"Still another common name was richweed, given by Gronovius, 1752, because the plant
... But the name "richweed" is now given by botanists to Pilea pumila, ..."
3. Bulletin by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (Fargo) (1899)
"Williston 369, Bottineau. AMBROSIA TRIFIDA L. Great Ragweed. King-head. Tall Ambrosia.
Horseweed. Bitter-weed. Crown-seed. Wild Hemp. richweed. Horse-cane. ..."
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