cudweed meaning and definition

CUDWEED noun

Definition of cudweed (noun)

1. any of numerous plants of the genus Gnaphalium having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color
2. any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads
   • synonyms: cotton rose, filago
3. perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States
   • synonyms: Artemisia gnaphalodes, Artemisia ludoviciana, prairie sage, western mugwort, white sage