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The red poppy (Papaver Rhoeas). Dr. Prior.

pumila) of the Nettle family, having a smooth, juicy, pellucid stem; -- called also clearweed.

Any coarse seaweed growing on sea-washed rocks, especially Fucus.

The compass plant. See under Compass.

Cleavers.

A fleshy plant (Arenaria peploides) growing in large tufts in the sands of the northern Atlantic seacoast; -- called also sea sandwort, and sea purslane.

Popularly, any plant or plants growing in the sea.

Coming, or made, or done, once every half week; as, a semiweekly newspaper; a semiweekly trip. -- n.

t of the genera Asclepias and Acerates whose seed vessels contain a long, silky down; milkweed.

A perennial rosaceous herb (Potentilla Anserina) having the leaves silvery white beneath.

Skunk cabbage.

An acrid plant of the genus Polygonum (P. Hydropiper), which produces smarting if applied where the skin is tender.

A kind of knotweed (Polygonum Bistorta).

See Impatiens.

A yellow-flowered composite plant (Helenium autumnale) the odor of which is said to cause sneezing.

The golden ragwort. See under Ragwort.

Stramonium. See Jamestown weed, and Datura.

Any plant of the genus Lithospermum, herbs having a fruit composed of four stony nutlets.

An atrophy of the muscles of the shoulder in horses; also, atrophy of any muscle in horses. [Written also swinney.]

irt, dust, etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for the purpose of cleaning; as, to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney. Used also figuratively. I will sweep it with the besom of destruction. Isa. xiv. 23.