"mauvaise herbe" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /mo.vɛz ɛʁb/, /mɔ.vɛz ɛʁb/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-mauvaise herbe.wav Forms: mauvaises herbes [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} mauvaise herbe f (plural mauvaises herbes)
  1. weed (unwanted plant) Tags: feminine Synonyms: adventice
    Sense id: en-mauvaise_herbe-fr-noun-ZjkTEuHF Categories (other): Plants Disambiguation of Plants: 67 33
  2. (figurative) child, adolescent, young adult or grown person who misbehaves or has been or educated with a wrong moral framework Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-mauvaise_herbe-fr-noun-draDAzYm Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Malesherbes, Malherbe, mauvaise graine
Categories (other): Agriculture Disambiguation of Agriculture: 0 0

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