Kilo Lingo

/wiːd/

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Translation

A wild plant that grows where you do not want it, especially in a garden.

Word origin

From Old English weod, the ordinary word for any grass or small wild plant.

Origin
Old English
Root
weod

Grammar

Gender
Pluralweeds

Examples

.

Weeds grow fast when nobody pulls them out.

.

A weed is unwanted; a flower is welcome.

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"Weeding" means pulling the weeds out of the ground.

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This word is part of lesson 58.