itchweed
nounUK /ˈɪtʃwiːd/
US /ˈɪtʃwid/
A plant that makes your skin feel scratchy and uncomfortable when you touch it.
My little brother got itchy after he ran through the itchweed by the fence.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Any wild plant covered in tiny hairs that cause a burning or prickly feeling on contact.
The hikers avoided the patch of itchweed growing along the trail.
3. A playful or informal name for a weed that makes you want to scratch.
Grandpa calls that fuzzy plant itchweed because it always gets him scratching.
4. A plant whose sap or leaves can cause a mild skin irritation in some people.
She washed her hands right away after pulling up the itchweed in the garden.