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witchweeds

witchweeds is the plural of witchweed.

Meaning of witchweed

Noun

witchweed (countable and uncountable, plural witchweeds)

  1. Any of several flowering plants of the genus Striga, from Africa and Asia, some of which are parasitic to crops.
    • The witchweed-suppression program is a classic example of a systems approach to weed management and represents one of the finest organized efforts in the United States to eradicate a weed.1968, (U.S.) National Research Council: Committee on Plant and Animal Pests: Subcommittee on Weeds, Principles of Plant and Animal Pest Control, Volume 2: Weed Control, National Academy of Sciences...

Questions about witchweeds

What is witchweeds the plural of?
Witchweeds is the plural of witchweed.

Words near witchweeds in the dictionary

  1. WitchTok
  2. witchu
  3. witchuck
  4. witchucks
  5. witchweed
  6. witchweeds
  7. witchwife
  8. witchwoman
  9. witchwomen
  10. witchwood
  11. witchwork

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