neckweed

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noun

An American annual weed (Veronica peregrina), with small white flowers and a roundish pod.

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Meanings

nounneckweed (usually uncountable, plural neckweeds)

plural neckweeds

  1. uncountableusuallyAn American annual weed (Veronica peregrina), with small white flowers and a roundish pod.
  2. archaichumorousuncountableusuallyThe hemp plant, which furnishes ropes for hanging criminals.

Origin

From neck + weed.

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Translations

Finnish muukalaistädyke
  • muukalaistädykeVeronica peregrina
German Fremder Ehrenpreis
  • Fremder EhrenpreisVeronica peregrina
Korean 문모초
  • 문모초 (munmocho)Veronica peregrina
Welsh rhwyddlwyn America
  • rhwyddlwyn AmericaVeronica peregrina
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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