n. Any of several American plants that have an offensive odour, but especially Croton texensis and Polemonium viscosum
n. strong-smelling cannabis
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Skunk cabbage.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Same as skunk-cabbage.
n. A low annual herb, Navarretia squarrosa, troublesome as a weed in grain and grass lands from Washington to California. Its ill odor (which suggests the common name) is damaging to the quality of the crop.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
n. tall herb of the Rocky Mountains having sticky leaves and an offensive smell
n. tall herb of the Rocky Mountains having sticky leaves and an offensive smell
Word Usage
"By then the humidity had cooled, we'd lay in the skunkweed, near the burning barrel and stare up at the stars."