weeds

/ wiːdz /

plural noun

1. Also calledwidow's weeds a widow's black mourning clothes
2. obsolete.
   any clothing

Word History and Origins

Origin of weeds¹

pl of weed ²

Example Sentences

Again, Landau points to previous research to explain why dry or rainy conditions might prime weeds to be less responsive to herbicides.

From Science Daily

“We were fully in the weeds, which was wonderful and it was really important,” he says of the process.

From Los Angeles Times

Her dislikes are weeds that matter less, if at all, than what she prizes.

From Salon

They’d make some progress and then come back later only to find the weeds had sprouted again.

From Los Angeles Times

But every year, California growers apply more than 180 million pounds of pesticides to crops in an effort to defend them from weeds, fungi, insects and other pests.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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