Weed (disambiguation)
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A weed
is an unwanted plant.
Weed may also refer to:
Weed
A weed in a general sense is a plant that is considered by the user of the term to be a nuisance, and normally applied to unwanted plants in human-controlled settings, especially farm fields and gardens, but also lawns, parks, woods, and other areas. More specifically, the term is often used to...
is an unwanted plant.
Weed may also refer to:
- Cannabis (drug)Cannabis (drug)Cannabis, also known as marijuana among many other names, refers to any number of preparations of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug or for medicinal purposes. The English term marijuana comes from the Mexican Spanish word marihuana...
- A piece of clothing (arch. from OE), most commonly as widow's weedsWidow's weedsWidow's weeds can refer to:* Widow's Weeds , an album by the Norwegian gothic metal band Tristania* Clothes worn by a widow during a period of mourning for her husband -...
Place names
In the United States:- Weed, CaliforniaWeed, CaliforniaWeed is a city located in Siskiyou County, California. As of the 2010 Census, the town had a total population of 2,967, down from 2,979 at the 2000 census. There are several unincorporated communities adjacent to, or just outside Weed proper. These include Edgewood, Carrick, Lake Shastina, Rancho...
- Weed, KentuckyWeed, KentuckyWeed is an unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky, United States. Its elevation is 1043 feet ....
- Weed, New MexicoWeed, New MexicoWeed is an unincorporated community in Otero County in southern New Mexico, USA. It lies alongside NM Route 24 on the eastern slopes of the Sacramento Mountains at an elevation of 7,047 ft. It has had a Post Office since 1885.-History:...
Notable persons with the surname Weed
- Stephen H. WeedStephen H. WeedStephen Hinsdale Weed was a career military officer in the United States Army. He was killed defending Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
, US Army general in the American Civil War - Susun WeedSusun WeedSusun Weed is an American herbalist, author, and director of the Wise Woman Center located near Woodstock in New York State. She is known for her writing and teaching of what she describes as the "Wise Woman Way" of herbalism. Ms. Weed is the author of the Wise Woman Herbal Series. She believes...
, herbalist and author - Tad WeedTad WeedThurlow "Tad" Weed was the placekicker for the Ohio State Buckeyes, a college level American football team that won the national championship in 1954...
, placekicker for the 1954 Ohio State Buckeyes football team - Thurlow WeedThurlow WeedThurlow Weed was a New York newspaper publisher, politician, and party boss. He was the principal political advisor to the prominent New York politician William H...
, New York political boss