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weed vs fireweed

fireweed vs weed

weed and fireweed both are nouns.

weed is a verb but fireweed is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
weed Yes No Yes No
fireweed Yes No No No
As nouns, fireweed is a hyponym of weed; that is, fireweed is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than weed:
  • weed: any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
  • fireweed: an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers
weed (noun) fireweed (noun)
street names for marijuana tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings; an important honey plant
a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers
any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
weed (verb) fireweed (verb)
clear of weeds
Difference between weed and fireweed

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