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Weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves
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chaffweed
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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.
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n. weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves [syn: bastard pimpernel , false pimpernel ]
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).