Words Ending -WEED or -WORT

111 total entries across 2 section(s)

Note: this list is built from spelling, not meaning. Some words here end with the right letters but do not really use the suffix in its usual sense. They are included on purpose: for Scrabble we suggest learning the suffix as a letter pattern rather than learning the meanings.

Words Ending -WEED (66 entries)

FRONT	WORD	BACK	DEFINITION
—	BURWEED	S	[n. -S] · a coarse weed
—	CUDWEED	S	[n. -S] · a perennial herb
—	DYEWEED	S	[n. -S] · a shrub that yields a yellow dye
—	GUMWEED	S	[n. -S] · a plant covered with a gummy substance
—	HOGWEED	S	[n. -S] · a coarse plant
—	MAYWEED	S	[n. -S] · a malodorous weed
—	PIGWEED	S	[n. -S] · a weedy plant
—	PINWEED	S	[n. -S] · a perennial herb
—	RAGWEED	S	[n. -S] · a weedy herb
—	SEAWEED	SY	[n. -S] · a plant growing in the sea
—	TARWEED	S	[n. -S] · a flowering plant
—	WAXWEED	S	[n. -S] · an annual herb
—	AGUEWEED	S	[n. -S] · a flowering plant
—	ANTIWEED	—	[a.] · concerned with the destruction of weeds
—	BINDWEED	S	[n. -S] · a twining plant
—	BLUEWEED	S	[n. -S] · a bristly weed
—	BULLWEED	S	[n. -S] · knapweed «a meadow plant»
—	DEERWEED	S	[n. -S] · a bushlike herb
—	DILLWEED	S	[n. -S] · the leaves of the dill plant
—	DUCKWEED	S	[n. -S] · an aquatic plant
—	FIREWEED	S	[n. -S] · a perennial herb
—	GOUTWEED	S	[n. -S] · a plant with white flowers
—	GULFWEED	S	[n. -S] · a brownish seaweed
—	HAWKWEED	S	[n. -S] · a weedlike herb
—	HEMPWEED	S	[n. -S] · a climbing plant
—	IRONWEED	S	[n. -S] · a shrub
—	KNAPWEED	S	[n. -S] · a meadow plant
—	KNOTWEED	S	[n. -S] · a common weed
—	LOCOWEED	S	[n. -S] · a plant that causes poisoning when eaten by livestock / [x] { loco locoweed § locoes locos locoweeds § loco locoed locoing § loco locoed § loco }
—	MILKWEED	S	[n. -S] · a plant that secretes a milky juice
—	POKEWEED	S	[n. -S] · a perennial herb / [x] { pokeberry pokeroot pokeweed § pokeberries pokeroots pokeweeds }
—	PONDWEED	S	[n. -S] · an aquatic plant
—	RICHWEED	S	[n. -S] · a flowering plant
—	ROCKWEED	S	[n. -S] · a brown seaweed
—	SILKWEED	S	[n. -S] · milkweed
—	SNAPWEED	S	[n. -S] · a flowering plant
—	SUMPWEED	S	[n. -S] · a marsh plant
—	BUGLEWEED	S	[n. -S] · © a plant of the Mint family and genus Lycopus~; esp~. L. Virginicus~, which has mild narcotic and astringent properties, and is sometimes used as a remedy for hemorrhage
—	CHICKWEED	S	[n. -S] · © the name of several caryophyllaceous~ weeds, especially Stellaria~ media, the seeds and flower buds of which are a favorite food of small birds
—	CLEARWEED	S	[n. -S] · (US) a plant from the nettle family
—	COLICWEED	S	[n. -S] · any of several plants of the genera Dicentra or Corydalis, such as the squirrel corn and Dutchman's-breeches: family Fumariaceae~
—	CRAZYWEED	S	[n. -S] · a US dialect name for locoweed
—	FEVERWEED	S	[n. -S] · a name given to several plants thought to have medicinal properties, including those of the genuses Eryngium and Eupatorium~
—	GREENWEED	S	[n. -S] · a plant once used to make a green dye
—	HORSEWEED	S	[n. -S] · © a composite plant, which is a common weed
—	JEWELWEED	S	[n. -S] · © see Impatiens
—	JOINTWEED	S	[n. -S] · © a slender, nearly leafless, American~ herb, with jointed spikes of small flowers
—	RIVERWEED	S	[n. -S] · a type of tropical and sub-tropical~ plant found growing near rivers out of hard surfaces like rock
—	ROSINWEED	S	[n. -S] · © the compass plant
—	SKUNKWEED	S	[n. -S] · © skunk cabbage
—	SMARTWEED	S	[n. -S] · © an acrid plant of the genus Polygonum «P. Hydropiper~», which produces smarting if applied where the skin is tender
—	SNAKEWEED	S	[n. -S] · © a kind of knotweed
—	STICKWEED	S	[n. -S] · any of several plants that have clinging fruits or seeds, esp~ the ragweed
—	STINKWEED	S	[n. -S] · © stramonium
—	SUPERWEED	S	[n. -S] · an unusually robust weed
—	WITCHWEED	S	[n. -S] · any of several scrophulariaceous~ plants of the genus Striga~, esp~ S. hermonthica~, that are serious pests of grain crops in parts of Africa~ and Asia~
—	BEGGARWEED	S	[n. -S] · any of various leguminous plants of the genus Desmodium~, esp~ D. purpureum~ of the Caribbean~, grown in the southern US as forage plants and to improve the soil
—	BITTERWEED	S	[n. -S] · © a species of Ambrosia; Roman worm wood
—	BUTTERWEED	S	[n. -S] · © an annual composite plant of the Mississippi~ valley
—	CARPETWEED	S	[n. -S] · an annual weed, Mollugo~ verticillata~, native to North America~, which produces small white flowers
—	COTTONWEED	S	[n. -S] · © see Cudweed
—	JIMSONWEED	S	[n. -S] · the thorn-apple~
—	SILVERWEED	S	[n. -S] · © a perennial rosaceous herb having the leaves silvery white beneath
—	SNEEZEWEED	S	[n. -S] · © a yellow-flowered~ composite plant the odor of which is said to cause sneezing
—	THIMBLEWEED	S	[n. -S] · © any plant of the composite genus Rudbeckia, coarse herbs somewhat resembling the sunflower; -- so called from their conical receptacles
—	PICKERELWEED	S	[n. -S] · any of several North American~ freshwater plants of the genus Pontederia~, esp~ P. cordata~, having arrow-shaped~ leaves and purple flowers: family Pontederiaceae~

Words Ending -WORT (45 entries)

FRONT	WORD	BACK	DEFINITION
—	AWLWORT	S	[n. -S] · an aquatic plant
—	FANWORT	S	[n. -S] · an aquatic plant
—	FIGWORT	S	[n. -S] · a flowering plant
—	MADWORT	S	[n. -S] · a flowering plant
—	MUGWORT	S	[n. -S] · a flowering plant
—	RAGWORT	S	[n. -S] · a flowering plant
—	RIBWORT	S	[n. -S] · ribgrass «a weedy plant» / [x] { ribgrass ribwort § ribgrasses ribworts }
—	BELLWORT	S	[n. -S] · a flowering plant
—	COLEWORT	S	[n. -S] · cole / [x] { cole colewort § coles coleworts }
—	DAMEWORT	S	[n. -S] · a flowering plant
—	DROPWORT	S	[n. -S] · a perennial herb
—	FLEAWORT	S	[n. -S] · a European~ herb
—	HONEWORT	S	[n. -S] · a perennial herb
—	HORNWORT	S	[n. -S] · an aquatic herb
—	LEADWORT	S	[n. -S] · a tropical plant
—	LUNGWORT	S	[n. -S] · a European~ herb
—	MILKWORT	S	[n. -S] · a flowering plant
—	MOONWORT	S	[n. -S] · a flowering plant
—	MOORWORT	S	[n. -S] · a marsh plant
—	PILEWORT	S	[n. -S] · a medicinal plant
—	SALTWORT	S	[n. -S] · a seaside herb
—	SANDWORT	S	[n. -S] · a flowering plant
—	SOAPWORT	S	[n. -S] · a perennial herb
—	STARWORT	S	[n. -S] · a flowering plant
—	BIRTHWORT	S	[n. -S] · © a genus of herbs and shrubs, reputed to have medicinal properties
—	BLOODWORT	S	[n. -S] · plant with red sap or roots
—	FEVERWORT	S	[n. -S] · © see Fever root, under Fever
—	GLASSWORT	S	[n. -S] · a marsh plant
—	LIVERWORT	S	[n. -S] · © a ranunculaceous plant with pretty white or bluish flowers and a three-lobed~ leaf; -- called also squirrel cups / [x] { liverleaf liverwort § liverleaves liverworts }
—	LOUSEWORT	S	[n. -S] · © any species of Pedicularis~, a genus of perennial herbs. It was said to make sheep that fed on it lousy
—	MITERWORT	S	[n. -S] · © any plant of the genus Mitella~, -- slender, perennial herbs with a pod slightly resembling a bishop's miter; bishop's cap / [x] { miterwort mitrewort § miterworts mitreworts }
—	MITREWORT	S	[n. -S] · any of several Asian~ and North American~ saxifragaceous~ plants of the genus Mitella~, having clusters of small white flowers and capsules resembling a bishop's mitre Also called: bishop's-cap / [x] { miterwort mitrewort § miterworts mitreworts }
—	MONEYWORT	S	[n. -S] · © a trailing plant, with rounded opposite leaves and solitary yellow flowers in their axils
—	NAVELWORT	S	[n. -S] · © a European~ perennial succulent herb, having round, peltate leaves with a central depression; -- also called pennywort, and kidneywort~
—	PENNYWORT	HS	[n. -S] · © a European~ trailing herb with roundish, reniform leaves. It is often cultivated in hanging baskets
—	QUILLWORT	S	[n. -S] · aquatic plant with quill-like~ leaves
—	SPEARWORT	S	[n. -S] · © a name given to several species of crowfoot «Ranunculus» which have spear-shaped~ leaves
—	STONEWORT	S	[n. -S] · © any plant of the genus Chara~; -- so called because they are often incrusted with carbonate of lime
—	TOOTHWORT	S	[n. -S] · © a plant whose roots are fancied to resemble teeth, as certain plants of the genus Lathraea~, and various species of Dentaria~
—	WOUNDWORT	S	[n. -S] · © any one of certain plants whose soft, downy leaves have been used for dressing wounds, as the kidney vetch, and several species of the labiate genus Stachys~
—	BUTTERWORT	S	[n. -S] · carnivorous bog plant
—	SPIDERWORT	S	[n. -S] · © an American~ endogenous plant, with long linear leaves and ephemeral blue flowers. The name is sometimes extended to other species of the same genus
—	SPLEENWORT	S	[n. -S] · © any fern of the genus Asplenium~, some species of which were anciently used as remedies for disorders of the spleen
—	BLADDERWORT	S	[n. -S] · © a genus of aquatic or marshy plants, which usually bear numerous vesicles in the divisions of the leaves. These serve as traps for minute animals
—	THOROUGHWORT	S	[n. -S] · © same as Boneset