chickweed Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various plants of the genus Stellaria
  2. noun any of various plants related to the common chickweed
    mouse eared chickweed; mouse-ear chickweed; clammy chickweed; mouse ear.

WordNet


Chick"weed` noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The name of several caryophyllaseous weeds, especially Stellaria media, the seeds and flower buds of which are a favorite food of small birds.

Webster 1913