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smartweed

[ smahrt-weed ]

noun

  1. any of several weeds weed of the genus Polygonum, having a smarting, acrid juice.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of smartweed1

First recorded in 1780–90; smart + weed 1
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A number of ingredients, such as red currants and smartweed, were not cultivated but foraged from the wild, following the folk wisdom of the steppes.

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On the list were papaya, neem, asafoetida, figs, ginger, smartweed, wild yam, pennyroyal, black cohosh and angelica.

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Experiments carried out about a decade ago showed that after treatment with this chemical there is a sharp increase in the nitrate content of corn and of sugar beets, and that this might also be true of sorghum, sunflower, spiderwort, lamb’s-quarters, pigweed, and smartweed.

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The same effect was suspected in sorghum, sunflower, spiderwort, lambs quarters, pigweed, and smartweed.

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Yellow No. 1 A good yellow can be obtained by experimenting with smartweed.

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