matchweed

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noun

Synonym of broomweed (“plants of Gutierrezia genus”).

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broomweedmatchbush
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Meanings

nounmatchweed (countable and uncountable, plural matchweeds)

plural matchweeds

  1. countableuncountableSynonym of broomweed (“plants of Gutierrezia genus”).

    Synonyms: broomweed

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of broomweed (“plants of Gutierrezia genus”).

Similar
broomweed

More synonyms by meaning

nounany of several plants of the genus Gutierrezia having tiny flower heads that resemble the heads of matches

Similar
matchbush
Broader
subshrubsuffrutex
Also see
broomweedsnakeweed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From match + weed.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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