[weed] n [ME, fr. OE weod weed, herb; akin to OS wiod weed] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): a plant that is not valued where it is growing and is usu. of vigorous growth; esp: one that tends to overgrow or choke out more desirable plants (2): a weedy growth of plants b: an aquatic plant; esp: seaweed c (1): tobacco (2): marijuana
2. a: an obnoxious growth, thing, or person b: something like a weed in detrimental quality; esp: an animal unfit to breed from
[2]weed vi (bef. 12c): to remove weeds or something harmful ~ vt 1 a: to clear of weeds "~ a garden" b (1): to free from something hurtful or offensive (2): to remove the less desirable portions of
2: to get rid of (something harmful or superfluous)--often used with out [3]weed n [ME wede, fr. OE waed, gewaede; akin to ON vath cloth, clothing and perh. to Lith austi to weave] (bef. 12c) 1: garment--often used in pl.
2. a: dress worn as a sign of mourning (as by a widow)--usu. used in pl. b: a band of crape worn on a man's hat as a sign of mourning--usu. used in pl.