smartweed
nounUK /ˈsmɑːtwiːd/
US /ˈsmɑːrtwiːd/
Smartweed is a plant with small pink or white flowers that grows in wet places.
The pond's edge was covered with smartweed and tall grasses.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. Any of various plants of the genus Polygonum, often with peppery-tasting leaves.
Water pepper is a type of smartweed that grows along streams.
3. A common name for plants with jointed stems and small clustered flowers.
The field guide listed several kinds of smartweed found in the region.
4. A plant sometimes used in traditional herbal remedies.
Long ago, people made a tonic from smartweed leaves.