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winged pigweed

winged pigweed

9.9
A bushy wild plant that lives one year and has green flowers and seeds with thin flat parts
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : pigweed alado
  • The seeds of winged pigweed are easily dispersed by wind, thanks to their wing-like structures.

Examples

  • Farmers often struggle to control winged pigweed in their crops due to its rapid spread.

  • The field was overgrown with winged pigweed by late summer.

  • The winged pigweed grows abundantly in this region.

  • Many farmers consider winged pigweed a nuisance.

  • Farmers often struggle to control winged pigweed in their fields due to its rapid spread.

  • The field was overgrown with winged pigweed by the end of the growing season.

  • The seeds of winged pigweed can scatter far and wide because of their unique wing-like structures.

Synonyms

Cycloloma atriplicifolium
vswinged pigweed
  • Specialized
9.9

A bushy annual weed from central North America with small greenish flowers and winged seeds

is the common everyday name rather than the scientific term

Surface Forms

winged pigweed singular
winged pigweeds plural

Morphology

winged + pigweed

The compound is a straightforward noun phrase where 'winged' modifies 'pigweed' to indicate a pigweed plant that has wing-like structures (e.g., on seeds or appendages). This follows common English modifier + noun composition, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reliably infer the intended botanical meaning.

Etymology

Winged pigweed is named for how it looks: its 'seeds' have thin, winged parts and the plant is a common pigweed. When the wind blows, the 'seeds' fly away and the plant spreads quickly, so the name reminds us it is a spreading 'weed'.