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common chickweed

 

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Noun common chickweed has 1 sense
  1. common chickweed, Stellaria media - a common low-growing annual garden weed with small white flowers; cosmopolitan; so-called because it is eaten by chickens
    --1 is a kind of chickweed

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Common Chickweed

Definition: Common chickweed (Scientific name: Stellaria media) is a flowering plant from the Caryophyllaceae family. It is a common weed found in gardens, lawns, and agricultural fields.

Parts of Speech: Common chickweed can be used as a noun and an adjective.

Noun:

Sense 1: The common chickweed refers to the plant species Stellaria media.

Example sentence: The common chickweed is known for its small, star-shaped white flowers.

Sense 2: A small bird, particularly a young one, that is commonly found in North America.

Example sentence: We spotted a group of common chickweeds chirping in the backyard.

Adjective:

Sense 1: Belonging to or characteristic of the common chickweed plant.

Example sentence: The garden featured beautiful flowers, including some common chickweed plants.

Sense 2: Ordinary, usual, or widespread.

Example sentence: The use of common chickweed as a herbal remedy is quite common in traditional medicine.

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