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PRONUNCIATION OF SUMPWEED

sumpweed  [ˈsʌmpˌwiːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUMPWEED

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Sumpweed is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUMPWEED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sumpweed

Iva annua

Iva annua, sumpweed or marshelder, is an herbaceous annual plant native to much of North America.

Definition of sumpweed in the English dictionary

The definition of sumpweed in the dictionary is a herbaceous, oily, annual plant, Iva annua, native to North America and once cultivated for its edible seeds; also called marshelder.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUMPWEED


bindweed
ˈbaɪndˌwiːd
bishopweed
ˈbɪʃəpˌwiːd
chickweed
ˈtʃɪkˌwiːd
duckweed
ˈdʌkˌwiːd
fireweed
ˈfaɪəˌwiːd
gumweed
ˈɡʌmˌwiːd
hawkweed
ˈhɔːkˌwiːd
hempweed
ˈhɛmpˌwiːd
hogweed
ˈhɒɡˌwiːd
ironweed
ˈaɪənˌwiːd
knapweed
ˈnæpˌwiːd
knotweed
ˈnɒtˌwiːd
milkweed
ˈmɪlkˌwiːd
pigweed
ˈpɪɡˌwiːd
pokeweed
ˈpəʊkˌwiːd
pondweed
ˈpɒndˌwiːd
ragweed
ˈræɡˌwiːd
seaweed
ˈsiːˌwiːd
snapweed
ˈsnæpˌwiːd
tumbleweed
ˈtʌmbəlˌwiːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUMPWEED

sumo
sumo wrestler
sumo wrestling
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sump
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sumph
sumphish
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sumpit
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sumptuary law
sumptuosity
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WORDS THAT END LIKE SUMPWEED

Berwick-upon-Tweed
brown seaweed
butterfly weed
giant hogweed
Harris Tweed
Janjaweed
jewelweed
jimson weed
joe-pye weed
locoweed
mayweed
red seaweed
richweed
silverweed
smartweed
snakeweed
stinkweed
the weed
tweed
weed

Synonyms and antonyms of sumpweed in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sumpweed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUMPWEED

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The translations of sumpweed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sumpweed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

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Translator English - Hindi

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380 millions of speakers
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278 millions of speakers

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sumpweed
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Sumpweed
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sumpweed
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Translator English - Korean

sumpweed
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Translator English - Javanese

Sumpweed
85 millions of speakers
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sumpweed
80 millions of speakers

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sumpweed
75 millions of speakers

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सोंडएव्हड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sumpweed
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

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sumpweed
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

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30 millions of speakers
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sumpweed
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

sumpweed
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

sumpweed
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

sumpweed
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sumpweed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUMPWEED»

The term «sumpweed» is barely ever used and occupies the 202.149 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUMPWEED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sumpweed

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUMPWEED»

Discover the use of sumpweed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sumpweed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Weeds of California and Other Western States
Poverty. sumpweed. [Iva. axillaris. Pursh]. [IVAAX][CDfA. list: C]. SyNoNyMS: bozzleweed; death-weed; devil's-weed; povertyweed; salt sage; small-flowered marsh elder; Iva axillaris Pursh ssp. robustior (Hook.) Bassett; Iva axillaris Pursh var.
Joseph M. DiTomaso, Evelyn A. Healy, 2007
2
Of Plants and People
One would hardly expect any plant with a name like sumpweed to be beautiful. In fact, it might be described as rather unattractive, but I find it a most interesting plant for reasons that I shall develop shortly. Sometimes the name "marsh elder" is ...
Charles Bixler Heiser, 1992
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Two of them, sunflower and sumpweed, were also high in oil (45^47 percent). Sumpweed, in particular, would have been a nutritionist's ultimate dream, being 32 percent protein and 45 percent oil. Why aren't we still eating those dream foods ...
Jared Diamond, 1999
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Origins of Agriculture
Hence some of the levels with sunflower and sumpweed could be as old as the Riverton occupation or no older than the Terminal Archaic of eastern Tennessee as manifested at the Higgs site. Sumpweed is a rather inconspicuous member of  ...
Charles A. Reed, 1977
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Behavioral Ecology and the Transition to Agriculture
Whereas sumpweed is clearly superior in the floodplain, yielding 3831 kcal/hr to chenopod's 1937 kcal/hr at a round trip travel distance of 5.6 km, it does only slightly better than chenopod on hillside plots; 1923 kcal/hr vs. 1872 kcal/hr for ...
Douglas J. Kennett, Bruce Winterhalder, 2006
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People, Plants, and Landscapes: Studies in Paleoethnobotany
Sumpweed One fragmentary sumpweed achene was found in the analyzed subsample from the mixed seed deposit, 34-23-327. Most sumpweed from Marble Bluff, however, came from sample 34-2 3- 347, sketched and described as a ...
Kristen J. Gremillion, 1997
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Enduring Seeds: Native American Agriculture and Wild Plant ...
Much earlier than the arrival of Mexican corn varieties about 1 500 years ago, Eastern Woodland horticulturalists domesticated several seed plants on their own, such as sumpweed, giant ragweed, and sunflower. Combine these natives with ...
Gary Paul Nabhan, 1989
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Guns, Germs and Steel: (1997)
Two of them, sunflower and sumpweed, were also high in oil (45-47 percent). Sumpweed, in particular, would have been a nutritionist's ultimate dream, being 32 percent protein and 45 percent oil. Why aren't we still eating those dream foods ...
Jared Diamond, 2014
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Archaic Societies: Diversity and Complexity across the ...
The invasive weedy annuals for which the Archaic-period archaeological records are strongest are the native chenopod (Chenopodium berlandieri); sumpweed, or marsh elder (Iva an- nua); maygrass (Phalaris caroliniana);and sunflower ...
Thomas E. Emerson, Thomas E. Emerson, Dale L. McElrath, Andrew C. Fortier, Dale L. McElrath, 2012
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Foraging and Farming in the Eastern Woodlands
Sunflower, sumpweed, and squash/gourd were also recovered. Wymer (1988) also analyzed several somewhat later Woodland mid-Ohio Valley sites; an apparent drop in the starchy seeds and an increase in corn occurred about A.D. 900.
C. Margaret Scarry, 1993

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUMPWEED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sumpweed is used in the context of the following news items.
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No Bed Of Roses: Ten Things To Know About Sunflowers
The second, sumpweed, was a favorite of Native Americans, but is no longer in use; the third, Jerusalem artichoke, is actually the root of another sunflower ... «RedOrbit, Oct 14»
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Ten things to know about the flowers of fall: Sunflowers
The second, sumpweed, was a favorite of Native Americans, but is no longer in use; the third, Jerusalem artichoke, is actually the root of another sunflower ... «National Science Foundation, Oct 14»
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Dig this: Archaeology class explores 4000-year-old culture
Paleobotanicals sent to the lab have yet to be radiocarbon dated, but Patton cited evidence of the people cultivating sumpweed, a native plant. If true, that would ... «Athens NEWS, Aug 14»
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连云港全国首次截获一年生假苍耳
一年生假苍耳又称渠道杂草(sumpweed),属菊科,假苍耳属杂草,现广泛分布于美国东中南部各州。一年生假苍耳主要生长在密西西比河中低灌溉地区和平原地区,在 ... «中国质量报, May 13»
5
Liberated from gruel and mush
(Though the really hardcore North American locavore could go even further by reverting to problematic native crops such as sumpweed, goosefoot, knotweed, ... «Spiked, Aug 12»

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