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snarkuzoid t1_jea101h wrote

In a Botany class years ago, a weed was defined as a "plant out of place".

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pavel_lishin t1_jeaejn6 wrote

A weed is anything that weed-killer kills; it's a marketing term.

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the_last_carfighter t1_jeaig0i wrote

People walking out of Lowes Depot with a cart full of RoundUp or the like to kill some weeds along with maybe, just maybe their kids, def worth it.

Yes yes, I know "we investigated ourselves and found nothing wrong, we just pay these lawsuits out of the pious goodness of our hearts"

-signed the mega corps, "our main concern is the little people"

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CapnCanfield t1_jec55oj wrote

Not necessarily. There are a lot of invasive weeds that'll kill other plants on your property

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