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rabbitweed

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The plant Gutierrezia sarothrae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rabbit-weed, snakeweed, broom snakeweed, broom snakeroot, turpentine weed, Gutierrezia sarothrae

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: matchweed, matchbush

History

Etymology

From rabbit + weed.