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antiweed

antiweed adjective: opposing or countering weeds (unwanted plants).

Adjective

antiweed (not comparable)

  1. Opposing or countering weeds (unwanted plants).
    • Unfortunately for Fletcher's antiweed crusade and western farmers in general, this time had already passed.2002, Clinton Lorne Evans, The war on weeds in the Prairie West: an environmental history
    • For example, the creation of historical preservation districts or the passage of antiweed ordinances can be used to preserve a desired rural character.2003, Matthew J. Lindstrom, Hugh Bartling, Suburban sprawl: culture, theory, and politics
  2. Opposing or countering weed (marijuana).
    • In recent years, the sophistication of the antiweed forces both within Mexico and along the border has necessitated a specialization on the part of those involved in smuggling and dealing.1974, Jerry Kamstra, Weed, Harper & Row, →ISBN, page 189
    • Okay, so even though the guy is antiweed—after all, Ben Stone (Seth Rogen) does quit smoking weed at the end of Knocked Up—Judd Apatow’s work appeals deeply to the stoner sensibility.2009, I. M. Stoned, Weed, Adams Media, →ISBN, page 93

Examples of antiweed in a sentence

  • ...in the year 2000 it was still the third most widely used antiweed compound in North America.2006, Vaclav Smil, Transforming the twentieth century: technical innovations and their consequences:
  • A large part of modern conservative antiweed sentiment is informed by the lingering influence of Anslinger's dishonest fearmongering.2010, Will B. High, Weed-o-pe-dia, Adams Media, →ISBN, page 16:
  • The antiweed laws were more influenced by that other American intoxicant, religion.2016, Joe Dolce, Brave New Weed, Harper Wave, →ISBN, page 18:
  • They had introduced their first national antiweed legislation—the Marihuana Tax Act—just a year earlier.2021, Benjamin T. Smith, The Dope, W. W. Norton & Co., →ISBN:

Origin of antiweed

From anti- + weed.

Questions about antiweed

What does antiweed mean?
Antiweed means opposing or countering weeds (unwanted plants).
How do you use antiweed in a sentence?
...in the year 2000 it was still the third most widely used antiweed compound in North America.
What part of speech is antiweed?
Antiweed is an adjective.

Words near antiweed in the dictionary

  1. antiwasp
  2. antiwaste
  3. antiwater
  4. antiweapon
  5. antiwear
  6. antiweed
  7. antiwelfare
  8. antiwestern
  9. antiwesternism
  10. antiwetting
  11. antiwhale

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