/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
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Weeds grow fast when nobody pulls them out.
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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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