rabbitweed
- noun
- /ˈræbɪtˌwid/
- Specialized
:
hierba conejo
- We stopped to examine a patch of rabbitweed, its sticky branches glistening in the afternoon sun.
Examples
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The desert landscape was dotted with rabbitweed in full bloom, painting the ground yellow.
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The rabbitweed grows abundantly in the desert.
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Gardeners in the Southwest sometimes struggle to control rabbitweed in their yards.
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Many rabbitweeds can be found along the roadside.
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In the desert, rabbitweed grows low to the ground, thriving in the dry soil.
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The rabbitweed's yellow flowers attract many bees during the summer.
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Farmers often struggle to control rabbitweed as it quickly spreads across fields.
Synonyms
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A low, sticky plant with narrow leaves and many small yellow flowers that grows in the US Southwest
A low, sticky bush with narrow leaves and many small yellow flowers
A low sticky shrub of dry land in the American Southwest with many thin branches and small yellow flowers
A low sticky bush with many small yellow flowers
A low sticky bush with narrow leaves, many thin branches, and many tiny yellow flowers
A low, sticky plant with narrow leaves and small yellow flower heads that smells of resin
A scented shrub with many small yellow flowers that people use to make yellow dye
A shrub with thin hairy branches and bright yellow flowers that smells nice and grows on western plains
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rabbitweed combines rabbit and weed, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of a common wild plant where rabbits are often seen or may feed. 'Weed' means a common wild plant, so the name fits this low, sticky shrub with many small yellow flowers.