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corn mayweed

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: corn mayweed

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ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus Matricaria
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European white-flowered weed naturalized in North America
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: corn mayweed
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n ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus Matricaria

Synonyms:
Matricaria inodorum, Tripleurospermum inodorum, scentless camomile, scentless false camomile, scentless hayweed, scentless mayweed
Type of:
herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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n European white-flowered weed naturalized in North America

Synonyms:
Anthemis arvensis, corn chamomile, field chamomile
Type of:
composite, composite plant
considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
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