hellweed

English

Etymology

From hell +‎ weed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛl.wiːd/
• Hyphenation: hell‧weed

Noun

hellweed (countable and uncountable, plural hellweeds)

1. (dated) Dodder.

Further reading

• “hellweed, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.