Hypernyms for "weed"
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Agrostemma githago
alligator grass
alligator weed
Alternanthera philoxeroides
ambrosia
Barbarea vulgaris
Barnaby''s thistle
bastard feverfew
benweed
bitterweed
bristly oxtongue
bugloss
California dandelion
Canadian fleabane
capeweed
carpetweed
cat''s-ear
Centaurea solstitialis
cocklebur
cockle-bur
cockleburr
cockle-burr
Conyza canadensis
corn campion
corn cockle
corn spurrey
corn spurry
crown-of-the-field
Erechtites hieracifolia
Erigeron canadensis
Erysimum cheiranthoides
fireweed
fleabane
gosmore
groundsel
Hieracium aurantiacum
Hieracium praealtum
horseweed
Hypochaeris radicata
Indian chickweed
jointed charlock
king devil
knawe
knawel
madnep
Molluga verticillata
nettle
orange hawkweed
oxtongue
Parthenium hysterophorus
pennycress
Picris echioides
Pilosella aurantiaca
ragweed
ragwort
Raphanus raphanistrum
rockcress
rocket cress
runch
sand spurry
Scleranthus annuus
sea spurry
Senecio doublasii
Senecio jacobaea
Senecio vulgaris
Sisymbrium barbarea
Spergula arvensis
Spergularia rubra
stub
tansy ragwort
thistle
threadleaf groundsel
tumbleweed
wild parsnip
wild radish
wild rape
wormseed mustard
yellow hawkweed
yellow rocket
yellow star-thistle
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.