pinweed C2+ Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ˈpɪnˌwiːd/ UK /ˈpɪnˌwiːd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun any of several slender North American herbs of the genus Lechea, with many small leaves and tiny flowers The naturalist found pinweed growing in the dry, sandy clearing. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · any of several slender... Lechea Word family Forms pinweeds Related forms rockroseherbCistaceae Etymology A compound of pin + weed, probably referring to the plant's very small, pinlike leaves or narrow growth. The name is especially applied to species of Lechea in the rockrose family. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pinweed **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɪnˌwiːd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɪnˌwiːd/ ## Meanings 1. any of several slender North American herbs of the genus Lechea, with many small leaves and tiny flowers ## Examples - The naturalist found pinweed growing in the dry, sandy clearing. ## Synonyms - Lechea ## Related Forms - rockrose - herb - Cistaceae ## Etymology A compound of pin + weed, probably referring to the plant's very small, pinlike leaves or narrow growth. The name is especially applied to species of Lechea in the rockrose family. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown