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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 — 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

• Weed — This article is about plants specifically called weeds. For other uses, see Weed (disambiguation). See also: Invasive species and Volunteer (botany) Contents …   Wikipedia

• 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 out — verb remove unwanted elements (Freq. 2) The company weeded out the incompetent people The new law weeds out the old inequities • Syn: ↑comb out • Derivationally related forms: ↑comb out (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• root out — verb 1. pull up by or as if by the roots (Freq. 1) uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden • Syn: ↑uproot, ↑extirpate, ↑deracinate • Derivationally related forms: ↑deracination ( …   Useful english dictionary

• weed — I [[t]wid[/t]] n. 1) bot an undesirable plant growing wild, esp. one growing on cultivated ground to the disadvantage of a crop, lawn, or flower bed 2) something unattractive, wretched, or useless, esp. a horse unfit for breeding purposes 3)… …   From formal English to slang

• weed — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. root out, extirpate, clear (of weeds); cull; remove, eliminate. See cleanness, exclusion. n. pest, nuisance; informal, tobacco, smoking. See vegetable, agriculture, pungency. II (Roget s IV) n. 1.… …   English dictionary for students

• weed out — PHRASAL VERB If you weed out things or people that are useless or unwanted in a group, you find them and get rid of them. [V P n (not pron)] He is keen to weed out the many applicants he believes may be frauds... [V n P] A small group of neo… …   English dictionary

• weed out — Synonyms and related words: abstract, avulse, backset, cast off, cast out, chuck, clear, clear away, clear out, clear the decks, cultivate, culture, cut, cut out, delve, deport, deracinate, dig, dig out, dig up, disentangle, dispose of, draw,… …   Moby Thesaurus