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witchweed — /wich weed /, n. an Old World parasitic plant of the genus Striga, introduced into the southern U.S.: a serious pest of corn and other grass crops. [1900 05; WITCH + WEED1] * * * ▪ plant any plant of the genus Striga in the family… … Universalium
witchweed — noun Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Striga, from Africa and Asia; some of them are parasitic to crops … Wiktionary
witchweed — noun a small parasitic plant which attaches itself to the roots of maize, sugar, and other plants. [Genus Striga.] … English new terms dictionary
witchweed — witch•weed [[t]ˈwɪtʃˌwid[/t]] n. pln any plant of the genus Striga, of the figwort family, parasitic on grasses and grass crops • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
witchweed — /ˈwɪtʃwid/ (say wichweed) noun any of the semiparasitic plants of the genus Striga, family Scrophulariaceae, of Asia, Africa, and northern Australia. {witch1 + weed1} …
witchweed — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: witch (II) + weed : any of a genus (Striga, family Scrophulariaceae) of hemiparasitic herbs with red or yellow irregular flowers; especially : one (S. lutea) that parasitizes corn in the southeastern U. S … Useful english dictionary
Striga — ID 81415 Symbol Key STRIG Common Name witchweed Family Scrophulariaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution FL, NC, SC Growth Habit N/A … USDA Plant Characteristics
Striga (plant) — Taxobox name = Striga regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Orobanchaceae genus = Striga Striga , commonly known as witchweed, is a genus of 28 species [ Kamal I. Mohamed, Lytton John Musselman … Wikipedia
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