noun / verb
weed
WEED/wiːd/
A plant growing where it is not wanted.
The gardener pulls a weed from between the orderly lettuce plants.
Etymology
Old English weod could mean grass or an herb as well as a weed. The selected modern sense focuses on whether a plant is unwanted, rather than on a particular botanical kind.
In context
weed or not I think it is beautiful though not the favorite among gardeners
More examples
- Even a sunflower can be a weed in the wrong place.
- We weed the vegetable beds every Saturday.
- She weeds out outdated books from the library's collection.
Forms
weed · weeds · weeded · weeding
weedy adjective — Full of unwanted or wild plants.
weeder noun — A person or tool that removes weeds.
Similar words
- pest
- Broader term for troublesome organisms, often insects or other animals.