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buttonweed

buttonweed

1 7.4
A low weed with small round flowers that forms mats
  • noun
  • /ˈbʌtənˌwiːd/
  • US
: hierba botón
  • It's designed to get the taproot of like dandelions and and buttonweeds, that kind of thing.

Examples

  • The gardener pulled out the buttonweed that was spreading across the flower bed.

  • In the warm summer sun, the buttonweed flowers bloomed, attracting various insects.

  • During the hike, I noticed patches of buttonweed along the trail, with their small round blooms.

Surface Forms

buttonweed singular
buttonweeds plural

Morphology

buttonweed = button + weed (transparent) = button + weed

A straightforward compound: a 'weed' characterized by small, round, button-like flowers; meaning is directly inferable from its parts.

Etymology

Buttonweed comes from the two simple words button 'a small round thing' and weed 'a wild plant'. So buttonweed is a wild plant named for its small, round, button-like flowers and its habit of spreading quickly.