cudweed

• 名词，指多种植物的统称，通常属于鼠麴草属（Gnaphalium）或絮菊属（Filago），特征是花序呈羊毛状或棉絮状，干燥后能保持形状和颜色。

A noun referring to any of several plants, typically from the genera Gnaphalium or Filago, characterized by woolly or cottony flower heads that can be dried without losing their form or color.

1. Plant of the genus GnaphaliumC2formal

   Any of numerous plants of the genus Gnaphalium, known for their flowers that can be dried without losing their shape or color.

   鼠曲草

   • The cudweed in the garden retained its form even after drying.
   • She pressed a cudweed flower between the pages of her book.
   • Cudweed is often used in dried flower arrangements.

2. C2formal

   Any plant of the genus Filago, characterized by capitate clusters of small, woolly flower heads.

   絮菊属植物

   • The field was dotted with the woolly heads of cudweed.
   • Botanists identified the plant as a species of Filago cudweed.
   • Cudweed from the Filago genus thrives in dry, sandy soils.

   同义词filago

3. Perennial cottony-white herbC2formalamerican

   A perennial, cottony-white herb native to the southwestern United States.

   多年生白色绵毛草本

   • The southwestern cudweed has a distinctive white, woolly appearance.
   • Hikers often spot cudweed along trails in the desert regions.
   • This cudweed species is adapted to arid climates.