ˈcottonweed
A name for the species of Gnaphalium and the allied genera.
| 1562 Turner Herbal ii. 11 b, Cottenwede..hath lytle softe leaues whiche some vse for downe or stuffinge of beddes. 1597 Gerarde Herbal cxcv. 515 Of cotton weede, or Cudweede. 1718 Quincy Compl. Disp. 82 Cotton-weed is of little or no use now. 1861 Miss Pratt Flower Pl. III. 183. |