: any of various low-growing small-leaved weedy plants of the pink family (especially genera Cerastium and Stellaria)
especially: a cosmopolitan weed (Stellaria media) naturalized in the U.S. from Eurasia
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One sip of the Meet Cute—gin, orange wine, chickweed, lemon, and honey—took me straight to the height of summer.—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025 Careful inspection for chickweed and early removal is important as plants produce hundreds of seeds.—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025 There are weeds like nutsedge (Cyperus spp.) and West Indian chickweed (Drymaria cordata) that reproduce and spread quickly, competing with turfgrasses for nutrients, water, and sunlight.—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2025 Next, my advice to reuse soil resulted in chickweeds growing in some containers.—Jeff Lowenfels | Alaska Gardening and Growing, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for chickweed
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