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weed

UK/wiːd/ US/ˈwid/ common informal uk
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

any plant that crowds out cultivated plants

Antonyms
2.

verb

1.

clear of weeds

  • “weed the garden”

Origin

From Scots weid, weed. The longer form weidinonfa, wytenonfa (Old Scots wedonynpha) is attested since the 1500s. Jamieson's Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language analyses the longer form as a compound meaning "onfa(ll) of a weed", whereas the Scottish National Dictionary/DSL considers the short form a derivative of the longer form, and derives its first element from Old English wēdan (“to be mad or delirious”), from wōd (“mad, enraged”).

Phrases

  • bellyache weed
  • billy goat weed
  • billygoat weed
  • bishop's weed
  • bleach weed
  • blue weed
  • bootlace weed
  • broadleaf weed
  • weed out

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