Meanings
nounfalse buttonweed (countable and uncountable, plural false buttonweeds)
plural false buttonweeds
- countableuncountableAny plant of species in genus Spermacoce.
Origin
From resemblance to buttonweeds (Diodia).
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false buttonweed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20buttonweed
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“false buttonweed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20buttonweed. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “false buttonweed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20buttonweed.
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