Styptic Weed (Noun)
Meaning
Very leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have been used as an adulterant for coffee; sometimes classified in genus Cassia.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The farmer carefully removed the styptic weed from the field to prevent it from affecting the quality of the coffee harvest.
- Styptic weed has been used as a cheap substitute for coffee in some parts of the world, but its taste and smell are quite different.
- The coffee industry has long been aware of the problem of styptic weed being used as an adulaterant in some products.
- Styptic weed is a very invasive species that can quickly take over a field and choke out other plants.
- The strong, unpleasant smell of styptic weed makes it easy to identify in the field.