mauvaise herbe

Definitions of mauvaise herbe
  1. noun
    tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall
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    type of:
    herbe, plante herbacée
    a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
  2. noun
    any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
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    antonyms:
    plante cultivée
    plants that are grown for their produce
    types:
    chardon
    any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves
    ortie
    any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
    ortie brûlante
    perennial Eurasian nettle established in North America having broad coarsely toothed leaves with copious stinging hairs
    type of:
    plante vasculaire
    green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
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