corn mayweed
- noun
- UK
:
manzanilla de maíz
- We could see the small white blooms of corn mayweed scattered along the roadside all summer.
Examples
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Farmers sometimes struggle to control the spread of corn mayweed across cultivated fields.
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The field was overrun with corn mayweed this summer.
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Scientists reported that corn mayweed often appears in disturbed soils at the edge of crop fields.
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Look at that corn mayweed!
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Farmers sometimes struggle to control the spread of corn mayweed across cultivated fields.
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Scientists reported that corn mayweed often appears in disturbed soils at the edge of crop fields.
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We could see the small white blooms of corn mayweed scattered along the roadside all summer.
Synonyms
A small white wildflower with a yellow center that grows in cornfields and spreads quickly
A small white daisy-like weed with a yellow centre that grows in fields
A small white wild flower from Europe that grows like a weed
A common annual weed with white daisy-like flowers and no smell
An annual plant with divided leaves and white flowers often seen as a weed in Europe and North America
A common wild plant with small white daisy-like flowers, thin divided leaves, and little smell that grows in fields
A small plant with white daisy-like flowers that has little or no smell
A common weed with white flowers and thin, divided leaves that looks like chamomile
A common wild plant with small white flowers that grows like a weed
A common plant with white daisy-like flowers, yellow centers, and a strong smell
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward noun–noun compound naming a type of mayweed associated with corn (i.e., a mayweed found in or around cornfields). The meaning is directly compositional from 'corn' + 'mayweed' and follows common cross-linguistic naming patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer it.
Etymology
The plant name corn mayweed may come from two simple ideas: corn because it often grows among crop fields, and mayweed because people thought it flowered in 'May' and was a 'weed'. So the name helps you remember it is a small white-flowered plant that commonly appears in fields.
