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weeds

The correct spelling is weeds.

How to pronounce weeds

/wiːdz/
noun

IPA: /wiːdz/

Say it like: Wee-ds

The correct spelling is weeds. Any plant regarded as unwanted at the place where, and at the time when it is growing. For example: "If it isn't in a straight line or marked with a label, it's a weed."

Usage Examples

If it isn't in a straight line or marked with a label, it's a weed.

I weeded my flower bed.

He wore a weed on his hat.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Any plant regarded as unwanted at the place where, and at the time when it is growing.
  2. 2.Short for duckweed.
  3. 3.Underbrush; low shrubs.
  4. 4.A drug or the like made from the leaves of a plant.
  5. 5.A weak horse, which is therefore unfit to breed from.

verb

  1. 1.To remove unwanted vegetation from a cultivated area.

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