"weedwoman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: weedwomen [plural]
Etymology: weed + woman Etymology templates: {{compound|en|weed|woman}} weed + woman Head templates: {{en-noun|weedwomen}} weedwoman (plural weedwomen)
  1. (Caribbean) A traditional herbal medicine worker. Tags: Caribbean Coordinate_terms: weedman
    Sense id: en-weedwoman-en-noun-rLVLsvTf Categories (other): Caribbean English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "text": "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.",
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