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Meaning of WORMSEED

Pronunciation:  'wurm`seed

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  rank-smelling tropical American pigweed
 
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 Synonyms: American wormseed, Chenopodium ambrosioides, Mexican tea, Spanish tea
 
 See Also: goosefoot

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Worm"seed`\, n. (Bot.)
Any one of several plants, as {Artemisia santonica}, and
{Chenopodium anthelminticum}, whose seeds have the property
of expelling worms from the stomach and intestines.
{Wormseed mustard}, a slender, cruciferous plant ({Erysinum
   cheiranthoides}) having small lanceolate leaves.
 

 

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