neckweed

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neckweed - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Neckweed \Neck"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
     (a) An American annual weed (veronica peregrina), with
         small white flowers and a roundish pod.
     (b) The hemp; -- so called as furnishing ropes for hanging
         criminals. --Dr. Prior.
         [1913 Webster]