Chickweed
[chik-weed] /ˈtʃɪkˌwid/
noun
1.
any plant of the genus Stellaria, of the pink family, as S. media, a common Old World weed whose leaves and seeds are relished by birds.
2.
any of various allied plants.
/ˈtʃɪkˌwiːd/
noun
1.
any of various caryophyllaceous plants of the genus Stellaria, esp S. media, a common garden weed with small white flowers
2.
mouse-ear chickweed, any of various similar and related plants of the genus Cerastium
n.
late 14c., chekwede, from chick + weed (n.). In Old English it was cicene mete “chicken food.”
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