weed
- noun
- /wiːd/
- 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.
- And you don't take weed seeds indoors for the winter.
- And this about these weeds that grow underneath trees.
- The fields full of weeds, the towns full of thieves.
- You'll get some weeds and you got to pull those weeds out.
- You know when you if you plant something, weeds are automatically grow, they grow up.
Examples
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Father, what is a weed other than a plant growing somewhere that you find inconvenient?
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I might be allergic to some of those weeds.
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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.
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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.
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This place was crabgrass and weeds, and you brought it back to life.
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I can't even get weeds to grow in that field.
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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
Compounds
- Australian
A poisonous tropical plant with spreading stems and spiny fruit that can harm farm animals
- US
An annual plant found in the dry American southwest with stiff woody branches, sticky leaves, and yellow flowers
- US
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
- Specialized
A western North American plant that makes farm animals sick if they eat it
- Specialized
A plant from eastern North America with yellow flowers used to make yellow dye
- South African
A small bulb plant with bright yellow flowers that often grows as a garden weed in South Africa
An aquatic plant from South America with long grasslike leaves that forms thick floating mats and clogs waterways
- US
A plant that lives for many years and makes thin ice at its base during frost and has white flowers
- Archaic
An American mint plant that makes a sticky substance once used to ease muscle spasms
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
- US
A tall North American plant with pink or purple flower clusters found in wet places
- Specialized
A plant with many branches and bright yellow flowers that grows in eastern North America
A North American plant with pink flowers used in traditional medicine for joint pain and to make rope
A water plant with spikes of blue flowers that grows in shallow ponds and streams
- Specialized
A small wild plant with a pineapple smell that grows in cracks and has yellow flowers
- US
A small plant that lives for one year, with thin stems, tiny flat leaves, and small yellow flowers
- UK
A small swamp plant with a bad smell and tiny flowers under a spotted green or purple hood
A plant with clusters of purple or blue flowers that often grows in North America
- US
A wild plant with leaves that grow around the stem and flowers with purple spots
A tall North American plant with leaves around the stem and clusters of purple-pink flowers
A dark green herb that grows in stiff clumps and has yellow flower heads
- Specialized
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
How Problematic
Surface Forms
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.