HyperDic: clammyweed

English > 1 sense of the word clammyweed:
NOUNplantclammyweed, Polanisia graveolens, Polanisia dodecandrastrong-scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and hairs
English > clammyweed: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningstrong-scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and hairs.
SynonymsPolanisia graveolens, Polanisia dodecandra
Member ofPolanisia, genus Polanisiawidely distributed herbs having palmate leaves and creamy white to or pink to magenta flowers with many stamens of unequal length
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem

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