The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Mayweed — is a common name for two different species of flowering plants and also a name commonly used for several members of the tribe Anthemideae whose species are currently in a flux of renaming: Species with common name of Mayweed Anthemis cotula L.… … Wikipedia
mayweed — [mā′wēd΄] n. [for maidweed < * maythe weed < OE magothe, mayweed (prob. akin to mægeth, maiden) + WEED2] DOG FENNEL (sense 1) … English World dictionary
mayweed — noun a wild chamomile typically found as a weed of waste ground. [Anthemis cotula (stinking mayweed), Tripleurospermum inodorum (scentless mayweed), and other species.] Origin C16: from maythe(n), an earlier name for this plant, + weed … English new terms dictionary
mayweed — /ˈmeɪwid/ (say mayweed) noun a herb, Anthemis cotula, native to Europe and Asia, and naturalised elsewhere, having ill scented foliage, and flower heads with a yellow disc and white rays. {obsolete mayth mayweed (Old English mægtha) + weed1, with …
mayweed — šuninis bobramunis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Anthemis cotula), paplitęs Europoje, Afrikoje ir Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Anthemis cotula angl. dog fennel; mayweed; mayweed chamomile;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
mayweed — Fennel Fen nel (f[e^]n n[e^]l), n. [AS. fenol, finol, from L. feniculum, faeniculum, dim. of fenum, faenum, hay: cf. F. fenouil. Cf. {Fenugreek}. {Finochio}.] (Bot.) A perennial plant of the genus {F[ae]niculum} ({F[ae]niculum vulgare}), having… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mayweed — /may weed /, n. a composite plant, Anthemis cotula, native to Europe and Asia but naturalized in North America, having pungent, rank smelling foliage and flower heads with a yellow disk and white rays. [1545 55; obs. mayth mayweed (ME maithe, OE… … Universalium
mayweed chamomile — šuninis bobramunis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Anthemis cotula), paplitęs Europoje, Afrikoje ir Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Anthemis cotula angl. dog fennel; mayweed; mayweed chamomile;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
mayweed — noun Less common name for a mayflower … Wiktionary
mayweed — may·weed (maґwēd) Anthemis cotula … Medical dictionary
