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PRONUNCIATION OF PINEAPPLE WEED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PINEAPPLE WEED

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Pineapple weed is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PINEAPPLE WEED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pineapple weed

Matricaria discoidea

Matricaria discoidea, commonly known as pineappleweed, wild chamomile, and disc mayweed is an annual plant native to North America and Northeast Asia but which has become a cosmopolitan weed. It is in the family Asteraceae. The flowers exude a chamomile/pineapple aroma when crushed. They are edible and have been used in salads and to make herbal tea. Pineapple weed has been used for medicinal purposes, including for relief of gastrointestinal upset, infected sores, fevers, and postpartum anemia.

Definition of pineapple weed in the English dictionary

The definition of pineapple weed in the dictionary is an Asian plant, Matricaria matricarioides, naturalized in Europe and North America, having greenish-yellow flower heads, and smelling of pineapple when crushed: family Asteraceae.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE PINEAPPLE WEED

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Synonyms and antonyms of pineapple weed in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «pineapple weed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PINEAPPLE WEED

Find out the translation of pineapple weed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pineapple weed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pineapple weed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

菠萝杂草
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mala hierba de piña
570 millions of speakers

English

pineapple weed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनानास खरपतवार
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الأناناس الاعشاب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ананас сорняков
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

erva daninha de abacaxi
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আনারস আগাছা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ananas mauvaises herbes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rumpai nanas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ananas Unkraut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パイナップル雑草
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파인애플 잡초
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ganja nanas
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

dứa dại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அன்னாசி களை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अननस तण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ananas otu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ananas erbaccia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ananas chwastów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ананас бур´янів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ananas iarba
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ανανά ζιζανίων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pynappel onkruid
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

ananas ogräs
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

ananas luke
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PINEAPPLE WEED»

The term «pineapple weed» is used very little and occupies the 178.171 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pineapple weed

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PINEAPPLE WEED»

Discover the use of pineapple weed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pineapple weed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West
The primary difference between the appearance of pineapple weed and chamomile is the flower. Chamomile has yellow-centered flowers with white rays (like a tiny daisy), but in pineapple weed flowers, all rays iire absent. The sweet ...
Gregory L. Tilford, 1997
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Wildflowers of Calgary and Southern Alberta
pineapple weed WHERE, WHEN AND WHAT TO LOOK FOR Pineapple-weed, an introduced species in our area, is common in waste areas, roadsides and yards. The greenish yellow, cone- shaped flower heads are composed of disc florets.
France Royer, Richard Dickinson, 1996
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Plant Migration: The Dynamics of Geographic Patterning in ...
Intercontinental Migration of Pineapple Weed (Baker 1972; Gill 1973c; Hegi 1954 ; Salisbury 1961) Pineapple weed, an annual composite, is apparently native to both northeastern Asia and western North America. Because of a problem in ...
Jonathan D. Sauer, 1988
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Montana Native Plants and Early Peoples
Pineapple Weed Indians found pineapple weed a deserving addition to their materia medica, but they also employed it as a perfume, a bug repellent, and occasionally for food. Indians brewed a medicinal tea from this aromatic herb. Flatheads ...
Jeff Hart, 1996
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Modern Weed Control
Alden Springer Crafts. FLURENOL, FLURECOL Flurenol is a systemic, postemergence herbicide used to kill such weeds as pineapple weed, camomile, bedstraw, and hempnettle in wheat, barley, rye, and oats. FLUROMIDINE Fluromidine ...
Alden Springer Crafts, 1975
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Wild Seasons: Gathering and Cooking Wild Plants of the Great ...
Description: Pineapple-weed is a short, erect annual herb that spreads by seed. It is introduced and has naturalized widely. Under good growing conditions, pineapple-weed may reach a height of i0 or more inches but commonly stands no ...
Kay Young, 1993
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Wildflowers of Edmonton and Central Alberta
pineapple-weed WHERE, WHEN AND WHAT TO LOOK FOR Pineapple-weed is common in waste areas, roadsides and yards. The greenish yellow, cone-shaped flower heads are composed of disc florets. They can be seen from June ...
France Royer, Richard Dickinson, 1996
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Weeds of the Northern U.S. and Canada: A Guide for ...
Pineapple- weed blooms from early spring to late autumn. Plant: A low-branching annual with leafy stems, pineapple-weed grows up to 40 cm tall. The plant is hairless and gives off a pineapple scent when crushed. The characteristic odour  ...
France Royer, Richard Dickinson, 1999
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Weeds of Canada and the Northern United States: A Guide for ...
Pineapple- weed blooms from early spring to late autumn. Plant: A low-branching annual with leafy stems, pineapple-weed grows up to 40 cm tall. The plant is hairless and gives offa pineapple scent when crushed. The characteristic odour ...
France Royer, Richard Dickinson, 1999
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At Home in Nature, a user's guide
Pineapple weed flowers used to be gathered for food by children, although most find it too bitter to consume raw. The plant, when bruised and rubbed on skin, provides an effective, yet temporary insect repellent. Pineapple weed has been ...
Mary Choate and Aaron Brachfeld

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PINEAPPLE WEED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pineapple weed is used in the context of the following news items.
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Onion weed control in a cool, wet year
... prostrate knotweed) and composites (common ragweed, common groundsel, pineapple weed). Chateau also has some pre-emergence and ... «Michigan State University Extension, Jul 15»
2
Whales are amazing and interesting creatures
You'll be pleasantly surprised by a pineapple odor, for this is pineapple weed. If you enjoy learning about plants, two excellent guides that are ... «Mount Desert Islander, Jul 15»
3
Pineapple weed is an unlikely treat
It's called pineapple weed and you've probably seen it growing around your house and in the cracks of your driveway. The weed grows to be ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
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Foragers encouraged to harvest wild foods and medicines …
The ethnobotanist told the Georgia Straight that pineapple weed is used to make a tea that promotes sleep and relaxation. Blackberry shoots ... «Straight.com, Jul 15»
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Wild edibles: Chefs forage in the country and the city for hundreds of …
Even the ubiquitous low-growing chamomille-like flowers that grow along dry, gravelly roadsides are edible. Pineapple weed, they are called. «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
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The rising popularity of Ottawa's urban foraging scene
Pineapple weed- Also known as wild chamomile, the leaves of the pineapple weed can be dried and steeped as a fragrant tea that smells like ... «MetroNews Canada, Jun 15»
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Good time to eat your weedies
... chamomile-like blossoms of pineapple weed (Matricaria discoidea), to the snappy seeds of jewelweed (Impatiens capensis and I. pallida), ... «BurlingtonFreePress.com, May 15»
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Eat Your Weedies: A Yard's Bounty Can Fill a Salad Bowl
... garden will be a succession of useful ripening plants — from the fragrant, chamomile-like blossoms of pineapple weed (Matricaria discoidea), ... «Valley News, May 15»
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Eat Your Weeds
Using the iNaturalist app, East Bay foragers can snap pictures of the edible plants they find — such as, pineapple weed (wild chamomile) ... «East Bay Express, May 15»
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DIY goodness: Three recipes for the urban homesteader
... clover, dandelion, fireweed, goldenrod, kudzu, mint, blackberry, maple, field mustard, pineapple weed, field mustard and/or watercress. 1. «MetroNews Canada, May 15»

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