spiritweed

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noun

The perennial herb Eryngium foetidum.

OriginEnglish weed ← Middle English weed ← Old English wēod →
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Meanings

nounspiritweed (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe perennial herb Eryngium foetidum.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
  2. Latinspīrō
  3. Latinspīritu
  4. Old Frenchespirit
  5. Middle Englishspirit
  6. Englishspirit
  7. Proto-West Germanic*weud
  8. Old Englishwēod
  9. Middle Englishweed
  10. Englishweed
  11. Englishspiritweed

From spirit + weed.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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