1. A tall perennial plant (Sison amomum) of the carrot family, native to Europe, with small white flowers and aromatic seeds that smell unpleasant when crushed.
Usage: Also called stone parsley or bishop's weed; Chiefly British

Examples

• Daneweed grows wild along roadsides and in hedgerows throughout the British countryside.
• The plant's distinctive smell when bruised makes daneweed easy to identify in the field.
• Daneweed is considered a common wayside herb in temperate regions.
• Gardeners often remove daneweed from cultivated areas as it spreads readily.