# skunkweed

Pronunciation: say "SKUNGK-weed" US /ˈskʌŋkˌwid/, UK /ˈskʌŋkˌwiːd/; AUS say "SKUNK-weed"

## Noun

1. Cannabis with a strong, pungent smell. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A kind of cannabis that has a very strong, sharp smell.
   - _Dealers marked up the skunkweed because its smell signaled higher potency._
   - _The apartment reeked of skunkweed long after the party had ended._
2. Any of several foul-smelling American plants, notably Texas croton (Croton texensis) and sky pilot (Polemonium viscosum).
   - Simple: Any of several American plants that give off a strong, bad smell.
   - _Botanists catalogued the skunkweed thriving in the dry Texas soil._
   - _The meadow's sweet flowers were spoiled by patches of foul-smelling skunkweed._

## Origin

A compound of "skunk" and "weed."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/skunkweed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).