Etymograph

English

superweed

From super- + weed.

A compound of super- + weed

Proto-West Germanic *weud

Old English wēod

Middle English weed

English weed

Today it means

noun Any wild plant that has become a virulent weed as a result of acquiring resistance to herbicides through exposure and natural selection, or by pollination with a genetically modified plant.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “superweed”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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