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

They start to secrete renin and substances that trigger other changes: New nerves grow like weeds; immature smooth muscle cells build up; scars form around the tiny blood vessels, called arterioles; and inflammatory cells infiltrate.

From Science Daily

A few years back, a group of weed scientists showed that soil-applied herbicides are less effective against agricultural weeds in the context of our changing climate.

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

Related Words

• apparel
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