[with visibly bloodshot eyes] "Nah, man, I disagree with your definition there."
like I know it's a science meme but both the stoner and the linguistics guy inside me go "but wait, there's more..."
Nobody's said it so I will.
A weed is any plant that grows on disturbed or compacted soil without cultivation. Their growth conditions are created by humans and their spread is caused by humans.
Our opinions mean nothing to plants
In Thailand, if you can eat it, it's not a weed.
Ironically, weed isn't a weed for many people.
A guest on Space Ghost Coast to Coast put it best. "A plant out of place" is a weed, like an insect out of place is a pest. It's a definition that centers ecology and targets invasive species.
He's a bit slow on the uptake
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