weed

weed
1. noun /wiːd/
a) Any plant growing in cultivated ground to the injury of the crop or desired vegetation, or to the disfigurement of the place; an unsightly, useless, or injurious plant.

If it isnt in a straight line or marked with a label, its a weed.

b) A species of plant considered harmful to the environment or regarded as a nuisance.

, 1819, These two dignified persons were followed by their respective attendants, and at a more humble distance by their guide, whose figure had nothing more remarkable than it derived from the usual weeds of a pilgrim. — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

2. verb /wiːd/
To remove unwanted vegetation from a cultivated area.

I weeded my flower bed.


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