Meaning of niggerweed | Babel Free

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Synonym of feverweed (“the plant Eupatorium purpureum”).

offensive, uncountable

Examples

“Among the most injurious of our native weeds are nut grass, spiny aster, western dock, pignut, sunflower, cocklebur, horse nettle and niggerweed; while there are a half score⟳ of others nearly if not quite as injurious in special localities.”

“[…] niggerweed. The plant⟳ […] grows rapidly during the heat of late summer on the drier soils over much of the valley and foothill land⟳ of California and northward into Oregon […]”

“[…] niggerweed or sometimes iron⟳ blood. Dig⟳ the roots. It makes your iron⟳ blood. If you ain't got enough iron⟳ blood and get⟳ run⟳ down, you may have⟳ enough of the other blood but no iron⟳ blood. Brother, this niggerweed will put⟳ it in […]”

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