Gypsyweed (Noun)
Meaning
Common hairy European perennial with pale blue or lilac flowers in axillary racemes.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The meadow was overrun with gypsyweed, its delicate purple flowers swaying gently in the breeze.
- Gypsyweed was once used in folk medicine to treat a variety of ailments, including fever and rheumatism.
- As I walked through the woods, I noticed the gypsyweed was just starting to bloom, its pale blue flowers peeking out from beneath the leaves.
- The gypsyweed in the garden was so invasive that it was choking out the other plants, and had to be carefully pulled out by the roots.
- In the language of flowers, gypsyweed is often associated with intuition and wisdom, and is said to promote psychic ability.