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Definition of Prickle-weed
1. Noun. Perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers.
Exact synonyms: Desmanthus Ilinoensis, Prairie Mimosa
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Desmanthus, Genus Desmanthus
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Desmanthus, Genus Desmanthus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prickle-weed
Literary usage of Prickle-weed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"... Jamaica prickle- weed, yield to no esculent plants in Europe. This is an Indian
name. Ver. 466 the shapely tree.] The orange tree. Ver. ..."
2. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"... Jamaica prickle- weed, yield to no esculent plants in Europe. This is an Indian
name. Ver. 466 the shapely tree.] The orange tree. Ver. ..."
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