The Collaborative International Dictionary
Buttonweed
Buttonweed \But"ton*weed`\, n. (Bot.) The name of several plants of the genera Spermacoce and Diodia, of the Madder family.
Wiktionary
buttonweed
n. 1 Any of several plants of the genus (taxlink Diodia genus noshow=1) and (taxlink Diodella genus noshow=1), of the madder family. 2 (taxlink Spermacoce genus noshow=1), (vern: false buttonweed)s. 3 (taxlink Arbutilon theophrasti species noshow=1), velvetleaf
Usage examples of "buttonweed".
She waited until it was finished, until it lifted its head and gave her a look and then tried to stray off toward some buttonweed twigs.