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weed
noun
-
weedy
,
weedier
,
weediest
a
wild
plant
that
grows
where
it
is
not
wanted
and
often
harms
or
competes
with
cultivated
plants
•
Dandelions
can
quickly
cover
a
lawn
with
fast-growing
weeds
.
Dandelions
can
quickly
cover
a
lawn
with
fast-growing
weeds
.
•
He
spent
Saturday
morning
pulling
weeds
from
the
vegetable
patch
.
He
spent
Saturday
morning
pulling
weeds
from
the
vegetable
patch
.
Old
English
“
weod
”
meaning
herb
or
grass
,
later
narrowing
to
mean
unwanted
plants
.
verb
-
weed
,
weeding
,
weeds
,
weeded
to
remove
unwanted
plants
from
soil
,
a
garden
,
or
a
farm
•
She
weeded
the
rose
bed
before
planting
new
bulbs
.
She
weeded
the
rose
bed
before
planting
new
bulbs
.
•
Farm
workers
spend
hours
weeding
the
cornfields
each
summer
.
Farm
workers
spend
hours
weeding
the
cornfields
each
summer
.
Derived
from
the
noun
form
;
recorded
as
a
verb
from
the
15th
century
.
noun
informal
,
slightly
derogatory
term
for
a
thin
,
weak
,
or
timid
person
,
especially
a
boy
or
young
man
•
When
the
teams
were
picked
,
the
older
boys
called
Simon
a
weed
and
left
him
till
last
.
When
the
teams
were
picked
,
the
older
boys
called
Simon
a
weed
and
left
him
till
last
.
•
Don
’
t
be
such
a
weed
—
stand
up
for
yourself
!
Don
’
t
be
such
a
weed
—
stand
up
for
yourself
!
19th-century
British
slang
,
comparing
a
frail
person
to
a
delicate
plant
.
