chafeweed

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noun

Cudweed (Gnaphalium), which was used as a remedy for chafing.

Similar
wood cudweedGnaphalium sylvaticum
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Meanings

nounchafeweed (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableCudweed (Gnaphalium), which was used as a remedy for chafing.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounweedy perennial of north temperate regions having woolly foliage and dirty white flowers in a leafy spike

Similar
wood cudweedGnaphalium sylvaticum
Broader
cudweed
Also see
wood cudweed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From chafe + weed.

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APA

chafeweed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chafeweed

MLA

“chafeweed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chafeweed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chafeweed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chafeweed.

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