noun
- a North American plant of the nettle family with transparent stems and small flowers, found in moist shaded areas
Usage: botanical term; also called waternettle
Examples
- Clearweed grows abundantly along stream banks and in wet woodlands.
- The transparent stems of clearweed make it easy to identify among other plants.
- Botanists often use clearweed as an example of plants adapted to moist habitats.
- You can see the plant's vascular tissues through the clear stems of clearweed.