neckweed

== English == === Etymology === From neck +‎ weed. === Noun === neckweed (usually uncountable, plural neckweeds) An American annual weed (Veronica peregrina), with small white flowers and a roundish pod. (humorous, archaic) The hemp plant, which furnishes ropes for hanging criminals. ==== Translations ==== === References === “neckweed”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.