cheeseweed

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noun

Malva parviflora, an annual or perennial herb native to Northern Africa, Europe and Asia.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nouncheeseweed (countable and uncountable, plural cheeseweeds)

plural cheeseweeds

  1. countableuncountableMalva parviflora, an annual or perennial herb native to Northern Africa, Europe and Asia.

Origin

From cheese + weed (the fruits are shaped like a wheel of cheese).

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APA

cheeseweed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheeseweed

MLA

“cheeseweed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheeseweed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cheeseweed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheeseweed.

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