Antiacademy English Dictionary

/weedery/

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/weedery/

/weedery/

Noun. 

Pronunciation and accent: wiːdərɪ.
Pluralweederies.

Etymology: from the noun WEED + -ery. 
Definition: the weeds growing in a place; weeds collectively. 
Translation: mauvaises herbes d'un lieu, in French; malas hierbas de un lugar, in Spanish; erbacce di un luogo, in Italian.
-) It is dated from the beginning of 1600.
[…] it was my delight to share the tasks of my friends, to assist in bringing home curious stones from the rubbish-heap of some deserted mine, to complete the embankment of the brook, or transfer to Miss Haggerston's garden roots of the choice flowers, almost lost in the deserted weedery of the Hall.
Catherine Frances… The next of kin 1847
-) Words derived from WEEDweedable, weedage, weeded, weeder, weedful, weeding, weedless, weedling, weedy.