buttonweed
nounEtymology From button + weed.
7 senses
› Any of numerous species of plants with…
1
Any of several plants of the genera Diodia and Hexasepalum (syn. Diodella), of the madder family.
2
False buttonweed (Spermacoce spp.).
3
Velvetleaf, Indian mallow (Abutilon theophrasti).
4
Certain knapweeds (Centaurea spp.).
5
Clustered bluet (Oldenlandia uniflora).
6
Dwarf mallow, common mallow (Malva neglecta).
7
Water buttons (Cotula spp.).
- Derived terms
- annual buttonweed, false buttonweed, feathery buttonweed, Iridescent buttonweed, rough buttonweed, seaside buttonweed, slender buttonweed, stiff buttonweed, tropical buttonweed, Virginia buttonweed