weed

The word “weed” means to pull unwanted plants out of a garden or field. In plain terms, an unwanted wild plant, the act of removing such plants, or, in slang, marijuana.

“Weed” is pronounced weed (/wiːd/ in IPA).

Here is “weed” used in a sentence: “She spent Saturday morning weeding the vegetable patch.”

Depending on how it is used, “weed” can be a verb and a noun.

The word “weed” dates back to around 1900 and comes from Old English. From Old English wēod ("weed"), of Germanic origin; the marijuana slang sense is a 20th-century extension of the plain "unwanted plant" meaning.

“Weed” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B2 level.

“Weed” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: to pull unwanted plants out of a garden or field.

A weed is simply a plant growing where it is not wanted, especially among cultivated ones, so the label depends on the setting rather than the species. The same flower can be a prized plant in one garden and a weed in another.

Weeding means pulling unwanted plants out, usually by the roots, so they do not return, while mowing means cutting grass or plants down to an even height without removing them. Weeding targets specific unwanted plants, whereas mowing trims an area evenly.