Corn Mayweed (Noun)
Meaning 1
European white-flowered weed naturalized in North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus Matricaria.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Corn mayweed can outcompete desirable vegetation, so farmers may attempt to eradicate it.
- Matricaria chamomilla, the Scented Mayweed or Pineapple weed is very closely related to corn mayweed and chamomile, to which they share similarities.
- There are a few common types of non-native plants, including corn mayweed and winter annual grassy weeds, that are classified as weeds.
- Corn mayweed is often used to attract predatory insects, such as hoverflies and ladybugs.
- Corn mayweed has been considered suitable for the following uses: Ornamental, Lawn Alternative.
Synonyms
- Tripleurospermum Inodorum
- Matricaria Inodorum
- Scentless Mayweed
- Scentless Camomile
- Scentless False Camomile
- Scentless Hayweed