weeds
n. countablen. wild plants that grow in places where you do not want them, like in a garden or a farm. They often grow very fast and can crowd out the plants you are trying to grow.
n. wild plants growing where they are not wanted, typically competing with cultivated crops or garden plants for nutrients and space.
I spent the whole morning pulling weeds out of the garden.
If you do not remove the weeds early in the season, they will eventually choke the vegetables.
The abandoned lot was quickly overtaken by tall weeds and invasive vines, obscuring the foundation of the original building.
Inflected form of weed.
From Old English wǣd, wǣde, from Proto-Germanic *wēdiz (“piece of cloth, garment”).
Usually used in the plural when referring to unwanted plants; the singular refers to a specific plant type.