Noun: chickweed 'chik,weed
- Any of various plants of the genus Stellaria
"Chickweed spread rapidly across the untended lawn"
- Any of various plants related to the common chickweed
"The mouse-ear chickweed formed a low mat of fuzzy leaves in the garden"; "The clammy chickweed formed a low mat of fuzzy leaves in the garden";
- mouse-ear chickweed, mouse eared chickweed, mouse ear, clammy chickweed
Derived forms: chickweeds
Type of: herb, herbaceous plant
Part of: Cerastium, genus Cerastium, genus Stellaria, Stellaria
Encyclopedia: Chickweed