chickweed

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chickweed - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chickweed \Chick"weed`\ (-w[=e]d`), n. (Bot.)
     The name of several caryophyllaceous weeds, especially
     Stellaria media, the seeds and flower buds of which are a
     favorite food of small birds.
     [1913 Webster]

chickweed - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chickweed
      n 1: any of various plants of the genus Stellaria
      2: any of various plants related to the common chickweed [syn:
         mouse-ear chickweed, mouse eared chickweed, mouse ear,
         clammy chickweed, chickweed]