Meanings
nounbeggarweed (usually uncountable, plural beggarweeds)
plural beggarweeds
- uncountableusuallyA type of plant, Desmodium incanum, native to Central and South America.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounWest Indian forage plant cultivated in southern United States as forage and to improve soil
Similar
Desmodium tortuosumDesmodium purpureum
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Cite this entry
APA
beggarweed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beggarweed
MLA
“beggarweed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beggarweed. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beggarweed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beggarweed.
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