Cudweed
Pronunciation : Cud"weed` (kd"wd`)
Part of Speech : n
Etymology : [Apparently fr. cud. + weed, but perh. a corruption of cottonweed; or of cut weed, so called from its use as an application to cuts and chafings.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A small composite plant with cottony or silky stem and leaves, primarily a species of Gnaphalium, but the name is now given to many plants of different genera, as Filago, Antennaria, etc.; cottonweed.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913