English

turtleweed

From turtle + weed.

A compound of turtle + weed

Old French tortüe

Middle English tortou

Proto-West Germanic *weud

Old English wēod

Middle English weed

English weed

Today it means

noun A flowering plant of the genus Batis (Batis maritima).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / turtleweed