burroweed

noun

burro·​weed

1

: a weed (Suaeda moquini) of the family Chenopodiaceae growing on alkaline lands in the southwestern U.S.

2

: iodine bush

3

: bur sage

4

: any of several rayless goldenrods

Word History

Etymology

burro + weed

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