stinkweed
Smelly wild herb
Stinkweed is an informal name for various plants that emit unpleasant odors when crushed or disturbed.
The term most commonly refers to certain wild mustards, jimsonweed, or other roadside weeds with pungent foliage: The vacant lot was overgrown with stinkweed and thistles.
Which plant the name designates varies by region.
Sharply strong-smelling
- foulOffensive or illegal
- reekEmit strong odor
- malodorousHaving a bad smell
- rankPosition in hierarchy
fetid · noisome · smelly · offensive · skunk · sulfurous · acrid · noxious
Four-petaled vegetable family
- mustardTangy seed-paste condiment
- brassicaCruciferous vegetable genus
- cleomeOrnamental with threadlike stamens
- annualOccurring every year
biennial · taproot · rosette · seedpod · germination · flowering · foliage · leaf
Encroaching without welcome
- nuisanceCause of aggravation
- pestHarmful creature or nag
- unwantedNot wished for
- nonnativeNot indigenous to a place
spread · colonize · proliferate · encroach · outcompete · aggressive · pasture · roadside
Capable of causing death
- noxiousHarmful, especially when inhaled
- harmfulCausing damage or injury
- toxicCapable of causing harm
- deadlyAble to cause expiration
lethal · dangerous · livestock · cattle · alkaloid · ingestion · symptoms · irritant
Vegetation-destroying chemical
- glyphosateBroad-spectrum systemic herbicide
- removalAct of taking away
- pullingForce toward oneself
- mowingTrimming grass short
tillage · cultivation · prevention · management · spray · chemical · mechanical · integrated
pungent
Sharply strong-smelling
- foulOffensive or illegal
- reekEmit strong odor
- malodorousHaving a bad smell
rank · fetid · noisome · smelly · offensive · skunk · sulfurous · acrid · noxious · repulsive
cruciferous
Four-petaled vegetable family
- mustardTangy seed-paste condiment
- brassicaCruciferous vegetable genus
- cleomeOrnamental with threadlike stamens
annual · biennial · taproot · rosette · seedpod · germination · flowering · foliage · leaf · stem
invasive
Encroaching without welcome
nonnative · spread · colonize · proliferate · encroach · outcompete · aggressive · pasture · roadside · disturbed
poisonous
Capable of causing death
deadly · lethal · dangerous · livestock · cattle · alkaloid · ingestion · symptoms · irritant · dermatitis
herbicide
Vegetation-destroying chemical
- glyphosateBroad-spectrum systemic herbicide
- removalAct of taking away
- pullingForce toward oneself
mowing · tillage · cultivation · prevention · management · spray · chemical · mechanical · integrated · eradication
- caper familycaper
- Plant Nicknamesbaby's breath, bachelor's button, black-eyed Susan, bleeding heart, buttercup
stinkweedrose
Stood up, or fragrant bloom
jasmine · lavender · honeysuckle · gardenia · aromatic herb