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noun
Cudweed (Gnaphalium), which was used as a remedy for chafing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
weedy perennial of north temperate regions having woolly foliage and dirty white flowers in a leafy spike
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: wood cudweed, Gnaphalium sylvaticum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cudweed
History
From chafe + weed.
