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Meanings of weeds in English

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roba de dol

A black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning.

        roba de dol
        Usage of weeds in English
        1
        Thumbs up: It's that time of year again when weeds run rampant.
        The Irish Times
        2
        She used weeds, water, a ham bone given her by a pilgrim.
        The new yorker
        3
        Farmers say using biotech crops improves production and makes fighting weeds easier.
        Reuters
        4
        Very common in the sheltered bays, close in shore among the weeds.
        Journals of Expeditions of Discovery into Central Australia and ...
        5
        The graves lean and stone angels gaze over a sea of weeds.
        The Guardian
        6
        In this generally mild climate, some weeds flower almost all year round.
        The Irish Times
        7
        Meanwhile the Piper mowed down the weeds in the garden, whistling cheerily.
        A Spinner in the Sun
        8
        He then went to the front door and groped in the weeds.
        Old Caravan Days
        9
        Basically they go on the farmers' land and offer to buy weeds.
        The Irish Times
        10
        The embankment dropped several feet down into the water weeds and mangroves.
        The blue edge of midnight
        11
        Larger plants block out light from the soil and help suppress weeds.
        The Irish Times
        12
        The lane ended just beyond in a tangle of weeds and undergrowth.
        The Web of Life
        13
        The best Rachel could hope was to keep picking at the weeds.
        Map of bones
        14
        She forced herself to keep digging weeds for a few more minutes.
        On mystic lake
        15
        He's talking about agriculture and how we in fact have invented weeds.
        The new yorker
        16
        I have seen children who were like this flower in the weeds.
        A Hive of Busy Bees
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