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Definition of Corn mayweed
1. Noun. Ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus Matricaria.
Group relationships: Genus Tripleurospermum, Tripleurospermum
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
2. Noun. European white-flowered weed naturalized in North America.
Generic synonyms: Composite, Composite Plant
Group relationships: Anthemis, Genus Anthemis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corn Mayweed
Literary usage of Corn mayweed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ottawa Naturalist by Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (1903)
"This plant is called in England, whence probably it was introduced into Canada,
Scentless Camomile or corn mayweed. It is an annual and its merits ..."
2. The Treasury of Botany: A Popular Dictionary of the Vegetable Kingdom; with by John Lindley (1866)
"The genus is represented by the corn mayweed, №.inodora, and the Wild Chamomile,
Ж Chamomilla, common weeds with daisy-like flowers,and deeply cut capillary ..."
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