axseed
- noun
- US
- In early summer, the garden was alive with blooming axseed plants, showcasing their delicate pink-and-white flowers.
Examples
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Botanists noted that axseed had spread rapidly in the eastern United States.
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The field was dotted with clusters of axseed among the taller grasses.
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She picked a sprig of axseed to press in her collection of wildflowers.
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The axseed plant grows well in moist soil.
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Many gardeners appreciate the beauty of axseed flowers.
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The local nature reserve is home to various species, including the vibrant axseed found thriving in the meadow.
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After a rain shower, the axseed swayed gently in the wind, revealing its sharp-angled pods among the greenery.
Synonyms
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A plant with pink and white flowers that spreads to cover soil and prevent erosion
A European flowering plant with pink and white flower clusters that grows year after year, also called crown vetch
Surface Forms
Etymology
Axseed can be remembered by splitting it into ax and seed, because the plant has sharp, angled pods that look a little like a small ax head and hide the seeds inside, so the name suggests 'seed in an ax-shaped pod'.