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Added 9 October 2026

weed

/wiːd/ noun

In Latin: herba Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about weed at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Any plant that crowds out cultivated plants.
A black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning.
Street names for marijuana.

verb

Clear of weeds.
weed the garden

Origin

From Middle English weed, weod, from Old English wēod (“weed”), from Proto-West Germanic *weud (“weed”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Jood (“weed”), West Frisian wjûd (“weed”), Dutch wied (“unwanted plant, weed”), German Low German Weed (“weed”), Old High German wiota (“fern”). See also woad.

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