rich-weed U.S.
[f. rich a.]
a. A species of Baneberry (Actæa racemosa). b. Horse-balm or Stone-root (Collinsonia canadensis). c. Clearweed (Pilea pumila).
| 1788 M. Cutler in Life, etc. (1888) II. 285, I likewise wish particularly to know what you find the May-apple, Rich⁓weed, and Buffalo-clover to be. 1793–8 Nemnich Polyglot Lex. 869 Rich weed, Actaea racemosa. 1856 A. Gray Man. Bot. (1860) 309 C. Canadensis, Rich-weed. Ibid. 399 P. pumila, Richweed. 1859 Bartlett Dict. Amer. (ed. 2) 364 Richwood [sic] (Pilea pumila), a stingless nettle, so called from its succulent and semi-transparent stem. 1872 Schele de Vere Americanisms 399 The Stone-Root (Collinsonia canadensis), the flowers of which have an odor like lemons, is also known as Rich Weed from this fragrance. |