weedwoman
weedwoman noun: a traditional herbal medicine worker.
Noun
weedwoman (plural weedwomen)
- A traditional herbal medicine worker.
- The African women in St. Croix who still use herbs and plant leaves to cure many diseases are called "Weedwomen".1979, Gabriel Kingsley Osei, Caribbean Women: Their History and Habits, page 113
- This kalaloo could also be referred to as a botanical garden or weed[-]woman's wonder. Its commonest ingredients were once the bane of the sugar cane grower, and flourished in his fields especially after the May and June rains.1980, G. A. Seaman, Ay-Ay, an Island Almanac, page 50
Forms of weedwoman
| plural | weedwomen |
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Origin of weedwoman
From weed + woman.
Questions about weedwoman
- What does weedwoman mean?
- Weedwoman means a traditional herbal medicine worker.
- What part of speech is weedwoman?
- Weedwoman is a noun.
- What is the plural of weedwoman?
- The plural of weedwoman is weedwomen.
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