goutweed [gout-weed] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun a fast-spreading weed, Aegopodium podagraria, of the parsley family, native to Eurasia, having umbels of white flowers. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of goutweed First recorded in 1770–80; gout + weed1 Also called bishop’s-weed. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for goutweed Historical Examples of goutweed
Goutweed is a pest in nearly all gardens, and very difficult to get out.
Gertrude Jekyll
Some of the worst weeds to get out are Goutweed and Coltsfoot.
Gertrude Jekyll
At first you might mistake the Wild Angelica for Goutweed, as the leaves are very similar, but there are several differences.
C. E. Smith
The seeds of the Wild Angelica are quite a different shape from the Goutweed seeds.
C. E. Smith
At the top of each seed-vessel there are two long, thin bristles which bend over, very much like those in the Goutweed.
C. E. Smith
British Dictionary definitions for goutweed goutweed noun a widely naturalized Eurasian umbelliferous plant, Aegopodium podagraria, with white flowers and creeping underground stemsAlso called: bishop’s weed, ground elder, herb Gerard Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012