: any of several American plants (such as the compass plant) having resinous foliage or a resinous odor

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First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rosinweed was in 1831

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“Rosinweed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rosinweed. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.

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