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Answer for the clue "Weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves ", 9 letters:
chaffweed

Word definitions for chaffweed in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves [syn: bastard pimpernel , false pimpernel ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A low glabrous weedy branching herb (taxlink Centunculus minimus species noshow=1) of the family Primulaceae having short dry chafflike leaves.

Usage examples of chaffweed.

Less important British members of the group are the Chaffweed (Centunculus minimus), one of the smallest among British plants, the Chickweed Wintergreen (Trientalis), the Sea Milk-wort (Glaux maritima), which has succulent salty leaves and has been used as a pickle, and the Common Brookweed or Water Pimpernel (Samolus).