turkey mullein

turkey mullein
noun
Etymology: turkey (III)
: a prostrate soft-leaved annual weed (Eremocarpus setigerus) of the family Euphorbiaceae of the Pacific coast of the United States whose small black seeds are said to be eaten by turkeys and whose herbage is used by Indians to stupefy fish — called also doveweed

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