nit-weed
(ˈnɪtwiːd)
[f. nit n. + weed n.1]
A North American herb, Hypericum gentianoides, of the family Guttiferæ, having wiry stems, scale-like leaves, and yellow flowers; also called orange grass and pine-weed.
| 1818 A. Eaton Man. Bot. (ed. 2) 422 Nit-weed, false john's wort... On the sandy plain west of Ball's spring, New Haven. 1843 J. Torrey Flora N.Y. I. 89 Ground Pine. Nitweed. Pine-weed. 1907 A. B. Lyons Plant Names (ed. 2) 414 Sarothra... Orange-grass, Pine-weed, Bastard Gentian, Ground Pine, Nit-weed, False Johnswort. |