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Pronunciation / Transliteration: gulli
"बगीचे में गुल्ली बहुत बढ़ गई थी।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A wild plant growing where it is not wanted, especially among cultivated plants.
"The garden was overrun with weeds after a few weeks of neglect." - 2
Cannabis, especially when used for recreational or medicinal purposes.
"He decided to try weed for the first time at the party."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'wēod', meaning herb, grass, or weed, of Germanic origin. Historically, the term underwent a semantic narrowing from any wild or herbaceous plant to specifically describe any undesired, troublesome, or noxious plant growing spontaneously where it is not wanted.
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Mauvaise herbe
Transliteration: moh-veh erbe
"Le jardin était envahi par les mauvaises herbes."
Unkraut
Transliteration: oon-kraut
"Der Garten war voller Unkraut."
Erbaccia
Transliteration: er-bah-cha
"Il giardino era pieno di erbacce."
Hierba mala
Transliteration: yehr-ba mah-la
"El jardín estaba lleno de hierba mala."
Mato
Transliteration: mah-toh
"O jardim estava cheio de mato."
गुल्ली
Transliteration: gulli
"बगीचे में गुल्ली बहुत बढ़ गई थी।"
杂草
Transliteration: zácǎo
"花园里长满了杂草。"
잡초
Transliteration: jabcho
"정원에 잡초가 가득했다."
雑草
Transliteration: zassō
"庭は雑草でいっぱいだった。"
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