matweed

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noun

Nardus stricta (European matgrass)

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Meanings

nounmatweed (plural matweeds)

plural matweeds

  1. Any of several maritime grasses.
    1. Nardus stricta (European matgrass)
    2. Axonopus fissifolius (common carpetgrass)

      Synonyms: common carpetgrass, caratao grass, Louisiana grass, mat grass, narrow-leaved carpet grass, Durringtion grass

  2. Amaranthus blitoides (prostate amaranth, mat amaranth)
  3. Guilleminea spp.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAxonopus fissifolius (common carpetgrass)

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common carpetgrasscaratao grassLouisiana grassmat grassnarrow-leaved carpet grassDurringtion grass
Also see
mat amaranthmatgrass

Origin

From mat + weed.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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