"weeds" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /wiːdz/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-weeds.ogg
Rhymes: -iːdz Etymology: Inflected form of weed. Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} weeds
  1. plural of weed Tags: form-of, plural Form of: weed
    Sense id: en-weeds-en-noun-~pxHIp3G
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /wiːdz/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-weeds.ogg
Rhymes: -iːdz Etymology: From Old English wǣd, wǣde, from Proto-Germanic *wēdiz (“piece of cloth, garment”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|wǣd}} Old English wǣd, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*wēdiz||piece of cloth, garment}} Proto-Germanic *wēdiz (“piece of cloth, garment”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} weeds pl (plural only)
  1. (obsolete) Clothes. Tags: obsolete, plural, plural-only Derived forms: widow's weeds
    Sense id: en-weeds-en-noun-Ej5iHzwa Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 17 52 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /wiːdz/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-weeds.ogg
Rhymes: -iːdz Etymology: Inflected form of weed. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} weeds
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of weed Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: weed
    Sense id: en-weeds-en-verb-nX8DDs26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 11 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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