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car·pet·weed
(kär′pĭt-wēd′)n.
A prostrate, mat-forming annual plant (Mollugo verticillata) widespread as a weed throughout North America and having whorled leaves and small, greenish-white flowers.
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carpetweed
(ˈkɑːpɪtˌwiːd)n
(Plants) an annual weed, Mollugo verticillata, native to North America, which produces small white flowers
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car•pet•weed
(ˈkɑr pɪtˌwid)n.
a North American prostrate weed, Mollugo verticillata, having small whitish flowers.
[1775–85, Amer.]
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| Noun | 1. |  carpetweed - annual prostrate mat-forming weed having whorled leaves and small greenish-white flowers; widespread throughout North Americagenus Molluga, Molluga - carpetweeds weed - any plant that crowds out cultivated plants |
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