weed

• vt.除草する；根絶する
• n. 雑草、雑草；タバコ
• vi.
• n. （雑草）人の名前；（英）Wade.

語源は不明。

weed (n.)

"plant not valued for use or beauty," Old English weod, uueod "grass, herb, weed," from Proto-Germanic *weud- (cognates: Old Saxon wiod, East Frisian wiud), of unknown origin. Also applied to trees that grow abundantly. Meaning "tobacco" is from c. 1600; that of "marijuana" is from 1920s. The chemical weed-killer is attested by 1885.

weed (v.)

"to clear the ground of weeds," late Old English weodian "to weed," from the source of weed (n.). Figurative use by c. 1400. Related: Weeded; weeding; weeder.

1. Scoop the blanket weed out and use it to line hanging baskets.

それらの糸状藻をすくい上げ、ゴンドラに敷いた。

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2.Two and a half years ago I gave up the evil weed .

2年半前に私は改心して大麻を吸わなくなった。

3.His pond has been choked by the fast-growing weed .

彼の池には恣意的に蔓が生えた雑草がいっぱい生えている。

4.Large，clogging banks of weed are the only problem.

唯一の問題は、大量の水草が水路を塞いでいることです。

5.He saw the phosphorescence of the Gulf weed in the water.

馬尾藻が水中で発する燐光を見た。