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pinweed

pinweed

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A small plant with thin stems that grows in sandy or dry places
  • noun
  • /ˈpɪnˌwiːd/
  • US
: pinweed
  • We found patches of pinweed scattered throughout the sandy field.

Examples

  • Some gardeners appreciate pinweed for its delicate appearance and resilience.

  • The botanist identified the small plant as pinweed growing along the roadside.

  • The pinweed was growing in the garden.

  • Many pinweeds thrive in sandy soil.

  • The botanist identified the small plant as pinweed growing along the roadside.

  • We found patches of pinweed scattered throughout the sandy field.

  • Some gardeners appreciate pinweed for its delicate appearance and resilience.

Surface Forms

pinweed singular
pinweeds plural

Morphology

pinweed = pin + weed (transparent) = pin + weed

The name is a straightforward compound describing a weed with pin-like slender stems, so its meaning is directly inferable from 'pin' + 'weed'.

Etymology

The word pinweed comes from pin meaning 'small, pointed object' and weed meaning 'wild plant', a helpful image is of tiny plants with thin, pin-like stems and little flowers. So, a pinweed is a small, slender-stemmed plant.