chickweed

noun

chick·weed ˈchik-ˌwēd

: 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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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 Fortunately, chickweed can be used as a cover crop up until flowers start to appear. —

Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 22 June 2023 Dandelions, clover, chickweed, and bittercress all fall into this category. —

Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2023 Fortunately, chickweed and other weed seedlings are easy to remove. —

Jeff Lowenfels | Alaska Gardening and Growing, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for chickweed