- weed species
- noun
: a species having the potentiality for overpopulating an area and upsetting its normal biological balance
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weed species
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Weed — /weed/, n. Thurlow /therr loh/, 1797 1882, U.S. journalist and politician. * * * Any plant growing where it is not wanted. On land under cultivation, weeds compete with crops for water, light, and nutrients. On rangelands and in pastures, weeds… … Universalium
weed — weed1 weedless, adj. weedlike, adj. /weed/, n. 1. a valueless plant growing wild, esp. one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop. 2. any undesirable or troublesome plant, esp. one that grows profusely… … Universalium
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Weed control — is the botanical component of pest control, stopping weeds from reaching a mature stage of growth when they could be harmful to domesticated plants and livestock by physical and chemical methods. In order to reduce weed growth, many weed control… … Wikipedia
Weed Shiner — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii … Wikipedia
Weed — Weed, n. [OE. weed, weod, AS. we[ o]d, wi[ o]d, akin to OS. wiod, LG. woden the stalks and leaves of vegetables D. wieden to weed, OS. wiod[=o]n.] [1913 Webster] 1. Underbrush; low shrubs. [Obs. or Archaic] [1913 Webster] One rushing forth out of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Weed hook — Weed Weed, n. [OE. weed, weod, AS. we[ o]d, wi[ o]d, akin to OS. wiod, LG. woden the stalks and leaves of vegetables D. wieden to weed, OS. wiod[=o]n.] [1913 Webster] 1. Underbrush; low shrubs. [Obs. or Archaic] [1913 Webster] One rushing forth… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weed — I. /wid / (say weed) noun 1. a plant growing wild, especially in cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop. 2. any useless, troublesome, or noxious plant, especially one that grows profusely. 3. Colloquial cannabis or… …
Weed of cultivation — A weed of cultivation is any plant that is well adapted to environments in which land is cultivated for growing some other plant. Many are quite specialised and can only thrive and reproduce where the ground has been broken by plough or spade.… … Wikipedia
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 … Wiktionary
