Definition of Cankerweed

1. Noun. Herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes.

Exact synonyms: Nabalus Alba, Prenanthes Alba, White Lettuce
Group relationships: Genus Nabalus, Nabalus
Generic synonyms: Rattlesnake Root

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cankerweed

canities circumscripta
canities poliosis
canities unguium
canivorous
canker brake
canker rash
canker sore
canker sores
cankered
cankeredness
cankering
cankerlike
cankerous
cankers
cankerweed (current term)
cankerworm
cankerworms
cankery
cankle
cankles
canlike
cann
cann't
canna
canna lily
cannabene
cannabic
cannabidiol
cannabidiolic acid synthase

Literary usage of Cankerweed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of Education by Nova Scotia Dept. of Education (1908)
"... cankerweed, Kettle-dock, Felon- weed, Fairies Horse, Stinkin Willie. It has already spread through Antigonish county, and is rapidly invading Colchester ..."

2. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"... Newfoundland and Nova Scotia to Maine and Ontario, and in ballast about New York wort. cankerweed. Kettle-dock. St. James'-wort. and Philadelphia. ..."

3. A Manual of Weeds: With Descriptions of All the Most Pernicious and by Ada Eljiva Georgia (1914)
"... Hook) Other English names: Rattlesnake Root, Lion's Foot, Snake Gentian, Drop Flower, cankerweed. Native. Perennial. Propagates by seeds. ..."

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