horseweed

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noun

Any of various flowering plants of the genus Conyza.

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Meanings

nounhorseweed (countable and uncountable, plural horseweeds)

plural horseweeds

  1. countableuncountableAny of various flowering plants of the genus Conyza.
  2. countableuncountableA plant of the species Cichorium intybus

    Synonyms: Belgian endive, blue daisy, blue dandelion, blue sailor, blue weed, chicory button, coffeeweed, common chicory

  3. countableuncountableA plant of the species Ambrosia trifida.
  4. countableuncountableA plant of the species Erigeron canadensis.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA plant of the species Cichorium intybus

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Belgian endiveblue daisyblue dandelionblue sailorblue weedchicory buttoncoffeeweedcommon chicorycommon succorycornflowerFrench endivegarden endiveItalian dandelionragged sailorsuccorywild bachelor's buttonwild bachelor's-buttonwild chicorywild endivewild succory

More synonyms by meaning

nounerect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States

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horse balmstonerootstone-rootrichweedstone rootCollinsonia canadensis
Broader
herbherbaceous plant

nouncommon North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron

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Canadian fleabanefleabaneConyza canadensisErigeron canadensis
Broader
weed
Also see
belgian endivechicorychicory buttoncommon chicorycornflowerfleabanemare's-tailprideweedragged sailorrichweedstonerootsuccory

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From horse + weed.

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Translations

Polish konyza
  • konyzaa flowering plant of a number of the genus Conyza

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

horseweed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horseweed

MLA

“horseweed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horseweed. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horseweed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horseweed.

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