Chickweed \Chick"weed`\ (-w[=e]d`), n. (Bot.)
The name of several caryophyllaceous weeds, especially
{Stellaria media}, the seeds and flower buds of which are a
favorite food of small birds.
Stellaria media
n : a common low-growing annual garden weed with small white
flowers; cosmopolitan; so-called because it is eaten by
chickens [syn: {common chickweed}]