staggerweed

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noun

A flowering plant of species Stachys arvensis, which causes staggers in livestock that consume it.

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corn woundwortfield stachysfield woundworthedge-nettlewild mintrocket larkspurforking larkspurfield larkspur
Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounstaggerweed (countable and uncountable, plural staggerweeds)

plural staggerweeds

  1. countableuncountableA flowering plant of species Stachys arvensis, which causes staggers in livestock that consume it.

    Synonyms: corn woundwort, field stachys, field woundwort, hedge-nettle, wild mint

  2. A plant of other species, for similar reasons:
    1. countableuncountableConsolida regalis (syn. Delphinium consolida)

      Synonyms: rocket larkspur, forking larkspur, field larkspur

    2. countableuncountableCorydalis cava

      Synonyms: moschatel, five-faced bishop, hollowroot, muskroot, townhall clock, tuberous crowfoot

    3. countableuncountableDelphinium spp. (larkspurs)
    4. countableuncountableDelphinium tricorne (dwarf larkspur)
    5. countableuncountableDicentra eximia (syn. Fumaria eximia)

      Synonyms: turkey corn, wild bleeding-heart

    6. countableuncountableDicentra canadensis (squirrel corn)
    7. countableuncountableDicentra cucullaria (Dutchman's breeches)
    8. countableuncountableHelenium autumnale

      Synonyms: common sneezeweed, large-flowered sneezeweed

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA flowering plant of species Stachys arvensis, which causes staggers in livestock that consume it.

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corn woundwortfield stachysfield woundworthedge-nettlewild mint

nounConsolida regalis (syn. Delphinium consolida)

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rocket larkspurforking larkspurfield larkspur

nounCorydalis cava

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moschatelfive-faced bishophollowrootmuskroottownhall clocktuberous crowfoot

nounDicentra eximia (syn. Fumaria eximia)

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turkey cornwild bleeding-heart

nounHelenium autumnale

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common sneezeweedlarge-flowered sneezeweed
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Origin

Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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