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weed

weed

56 1.0
A wild plant that grows where people do not want it and harms other plants
  • noun
  • /wiːd/
: maleza
  • The garden was full of weeds that choked the flowers and vegetables.
  • weed control
  • weed killer
  • weeds growing

And you don't take weed seeds indoors for the winter.

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Examples

  • Father, what is a weed other than a plant growing somewhere that you find inconvenient?

  • I might be allergic to some of those weeds.

  • Prior to this technology, weed control required a higher level of skill and knowledge.

    Academic text (2012)
  • I'm out here getting some small weeds taken care of.

  • Before long, I found a feathery green weed growing in the shade.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The fields full of weeds, the towns full of thieves.

  • This place was crabgrass and weeds, and you brought it back to life.

  • I can't even get weeds to grow in that field.

  • The crop was maintained free from weeds, diseases, and pests by adopting appropriate plant protection measures.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Iosepa's cemetery, long obscured by weeds, held its first funeral in more than 50 years.

    Academic text (2008)

Antonyms

A plant people grow for food or decoration

Compounds

6 3.0

A powered tool that cuts weeds and grass around edges

5 3.2

A substance that kills unwanted plants in gardens or on lawns

1 2.9

Leaves from the dill plant that add flavor to food

skunk-weed
  • NSFW
1 9.9

A strong-smelling form of marijuana used for pleasure

ditch weed
  • NSFW
1 9.2

A wild marijuana plant that grows by roads or fields and is low quality

devil's weed
  • Australian
1 9.9

A poisonous tropical plant with spreading stems and spiny fruit that can harm farm animals

1 9.9

A tall plant with large trumpet-shaped flowers and poisonous leaves and fruits

stinking weed
  • Indian
1 9.9

A tropical shrub with a strong unpleasant smell

1 3.2

A small hand tool for gardening with metal claws that removes weeds by the root

1 7.4

A plant with bright orange flowers that attract butterflies

1 9.9

A tall North American plant with pink or purple flower clusters found in wet places

1 9.6

A plant with yellow flowers that spreads quickly in fields and pastures

crazy weed
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A western North American plant that makes farm animals sick if they eat it

An aquatic plant from South America with long grasslike leaves that forms thick floating mats and clogs waterways

1 9.8

A plant with clusters of purple or blue flowers that often grows in North America

1 9.9

A small North American plant with low leaves marked by purple veins

1 9.9

A water plant with spikes of blue flowers that grows in shallow ponds and streams

rattle weed
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A plant with many branches and bright yellow flowers that grows in eastern North America

A tall North American plant with leaves around the stem and clusters of purple-pink flowers

1 9.9

A tall mountain herb with sticky leaves and a strong bad smell

1 9.9

A plant that lives for many years and makes thin ice at its base during frost and has white flowers

9.9

An annual plant found in the dry American southwest with stiff woody branches, sticky leaves, and yellow flowers

8.9

A plant like sage with hairy leaves and small purple flowers that grows in the eastern United States

A bush that grows in salt marshes with fruit surrounded by white feathery hairs

dyer's weed
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant from eastern North America with yellow flowers used to make yellow dye

English-weed
  • South African
9.9

A small bulb plant with bright yellow flowers that often grows as a garden weed in South Africa

9.9

A plant with clusters of bristly blue flowers that grows in eastern North America

9.9

A plant with a bad smell and flat round seed pods that spread easily

mad-dog weed
  • Archaic
9.9

An American mint plant that makes a sticky substance once used to ease muscle spasms

9.9

A plant with bright white flower clusters and poisonous milky sap

9.9

A plant with many branches and bright yellow flowers that grows in eastern North America

A poisonous tropical plant with big trumpet-like flowers, prickly fruits, and leaves that smell very bad

9.9

A tall prairie plant with groups of small white flowers and prickly stems

rabbit-weed
  • Specialized
9.9

A low, sticky bush with narrow leaves and many small yellow flowers

A North American plant with pink flowers used in traditional medicine for joint pain and to make rope

A low-growing plant with small white round flowers like pearls

pineapple weed
  • Specialized
8.4

A small wild plant with a pineapple smell that grows in cracks and has yellow flowers

9.9

A small plant that lives for one year, with thin stems, tiny flat leaves, and small yellow flowers

9.9

A small swamp plant with a bad smell and tiny flowers under a spotted green or purple hood

A brown seaweed that floats in the open ocean and forms large patches

tick-weed
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant with bright yellow flowers like a daisy

9.6

A wild plant with leaves that grow around the stem and flowers with purple spots

9.9

A tall plant like a small tree with long pointed leaves and white flowers

A dark green herb that grows in stiff clumps and has yellow flower heads

styptic weed
  • Specialized
9.9

A leafy tropical shrub with a strong smell whose seeds are sometimes mixed with coffee

A plant from western United States with a strong smell and sticky resin on its leaves

A low, sticky plant with narrow leaves and small yellow flower heads that smells of resin

A tool with metal claws that pulls weeds out by their roots

How Problematic

invasive species
  • Specialized
8 4.4
weed
56 1.0
wildling
1 8.2

Surface Forms

weed singular
weeds plural

Etymology

Weed comes from an Old English word wēod meaning 'plant' or 'herb', so it once meant any wild plant. Today weed usually means a plant that grows where it is not wanted.