What does cudweed mean?
Definitions for cudweed
ˈkʌdˌwidcud·weed
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Princeton's WordNet
cudweednoun
any of numerous plants of the genus Gnaphalium having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color
cotton rose, cudweed, filagonoun
any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads
western mugwort, white sage, cudweed, prairie sage, Artemisia ludoviciana, Artemisia gnaphalodesnoun
perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States
Wiktionary
cudweednoun
Any of the flowering plants of the genus or , related to the daisy.
Etymology: or perhaps a corruption of cottonweed or cutweed (referring to its application to cuts and chafings).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Cudweednoun
A plant.
Etymology: from cud and weed.
It hath downy leaves: the cup of the flower is scaly, neither shining nor specious: the flowers are cut in form of a star. It is cultivated for medicinal use. Philip Miller.
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cudweed
Cudweed is a common name used for various small flowering plants in the sunflower family, typically categorized under the genus Gnaphalium or similar. They are often characterized by their woolly or cottony appearance, small size, and hardiness in various habitats. These plants are named "cudweed" because its soft leaves were believed to be chewed by animals like cud.
Webster Dictionary
Cudweednoun
a small composite plant with cottony or silky stem and leaves, primarily a species of Gnaphalium, but the name is now given to many plants of different genera, as Filago, Antennaria, etc.; cottonweed
Etymology: [Apparently fr. cud + weed, but perh. a corruption of cottonweed; or of cut weed, so called from its use as an application to cuts and chafings.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cudweed in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cudweed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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