greenweed

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noun

Any of several plants, of the genus Genista, related to broom

Similar
woodwaxendyer's greenweeddyer's-broomdyeweedwhinwoadwaxenGenista tinctoria
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Meanings

noungreenweed (plural greenweeds)

plural greenweeds

  1. Any of several plants, of the genus Genista, related to broom

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental

Similar
woodwaxendyer's greenweeddyer's-broomdyeweedwhinwoadwaxenGenista tinctoria
Broader
broom
Also see
dyer's greenweeddyeweedwhinwoad-waxen

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From green + weed.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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