chaffseed

chaffseed
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Etymology: chaff (I) + seed
: a leafy maritime herb (Schwalbea americana) of the family Scrophulariaceae that is native to eastern No. America, has irregular yellowish purple flowers in showy sparse spikes, and produces chaffy seeds

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