| n. | 1. | (Bot.) 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. |
| Noun | 1. | cudweed - any of numerous plants of the genus Gnaphalium having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color |
| 2. | cudweed - any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads Synonyms: filago, cotton rose | |
| 3. | cudweed - perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States |
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