See Also: weed 1, noun(dictionary)
weed(4)(dictionary)
joe-pye weed(dictionary)
weed(1)(dictionary)
weed(2)(dictionary)
weed(3)(dictionary)
joe-pye weed(medicine)
yaw-weed(medicine)
Weed(medicine)
SEA WEED(law)

dehisce (iou) and weed 1, noun (oh)


dehisce (iou)



dehisce verb intrans. M17.
[Latin dehiscere, from de- DE- 1 + hiscere inceptive of hiare to gape. Cf. HIATUS.]
Gape, open out (chiefly Anatomy & Physiology); in Botany, (of a seed-vessel etc.) burst open.

weed 1, noun (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: weod]
[C] a wild plant growing where it is not wanted that prevents crops or Garden flowers from growing properly
::the constant battle against weeds
[U] a plant without flowers that grows on water in a large green floating mass
-see also seaweed seaweed
[C] BrE informal someone who is weak
::Nigel's such a weed, isn't he?
like weeds
in large numbers
::Cars clogged the roads like weeds.
the weed
informal cigarettes or tobacco
[U] old-fashioned cannabis
(widow's) weeds
old use black clothes worn by a woman whose husband has died