noun
- any of various plants of the genus Polygonum, typically having small flowers and growing in wet areas
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The smartweed grew abundantly along the marshy shoreline.
- Pennsylvania smartweed is common in wetland areas.
- The botanist identified several species of smartweed in the pond.
- Smartweed can be found growing in ditches and wet meadows.
- The pink flowers of the smartweed bloomed throughout the summer.
- Wildlife often feeds on the seeds of smartweed plants.