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fanweed

fanweed

9.9
A smelly weed with round flat seed pods from Europe and Asia now growing in North America
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : hierba fan
  • The foul odor of fanweed makes it easy to identify among other weeds.

Examples

  • Gardeners often struggle to control fanweed due to its rapid spread.

  • The garden was overrun by fanweed.

  • A patch of fanweed invaded the corner of the vegetable garden last spring.

  • Farmers often struggle with fanweed in their fields.

  • A patch of fanweed invaded the corner of the vegetable garden last spring.

  • The foul odor of fanweed makes it easy to identify among other weeds.

  • Gardeners often struggle to control fanweed due to its rapid spread.

Synonyms

stinkweed
vsfanweed
  • UK
1 9.0

A smelly weed with round flat seed pods

is a neutral or other common label not stressing informality
Thlaspi arvense
vsfanweed
  • Specialized
9.9

A common weed from Europe and Asia with round flat seed pods and a strong unpleasant smell

is the common English name rather than the formal Latin label
penny grass
vsfanweed
  • US
9.8

A smelly weed with round flat seed pods that grows in fields

is an alternative common label used in other regions
field pennycress
vsfanweed
  • UK
9.0

A wild plant with a strong smell and round flat seed pods

is a different common label rather than this widely used name
French weed
vsfanweed
  • US
9.9

A plant with a bad smell and flat round seed pods that spread easily

is a different common label used more generally across areas
mithridate mustard
vsfanweed
9.9

A weed from Europe and Asia with a strong smell and round flat seed pods now common in North America

is the everyday common name rather than this less usual label

Surface Forms

fanweed singular
fanweeds plural

Morphology

fanweed = fan + weed (transparent) = fan + weed

A straightforward compound 'fan' + 'weed' naming a weed associated with a fan-like shape, so learners can infer it's a type of weed.

Etymology

Fanweed likely comes from the simple parts fan and weed. Its round, flat seed pods look like small 'fans', and, as a common wild 'weed' with a strong smell, the name helps you remember this foul-smelling Eurasian plant.