shad-flower
- noun
:
flor de shad
- The distinctive seed capsules make shad-flower easy to identify among other wildflowers.
Examples
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Gardeners often remove shad-flower to prevent it from spreading among their crops.
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The field was dotted with clusters of shad-flower in early spring.
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The shad-flower blooms beautifully in spring.
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Many shad-flowers grow in the garden.
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In spring, the vibrant shad-flower can be seen blooming across meadows.
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Gardeners often struggle with the spread of shad-flower due to its rapid growth.
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The small white flowers of the shad-flower add a delicate touch to wildflower gardens.
Synonyms
A small plant that lives for one year and has tiny white flowers in early spring
A small yearly weed with a low ring of leaves and long narrow seed pods
A small weed with tiny white flowers that grows in lawns and bare ground
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shad-flower probably comes from the fish shad and the word flower, because the plant blooms when the shad fish 'return' to rivers in spring. So, you can remember shad-flower as a small, early-spring wildflower that makes long seed capsules and can spread like a common weed.
