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Weeds (Brewer
A weed is an unwanted plant of any species. Weed or weeds may also refer to: Places * Weed, Arkansas, an unincorporated community in the United States * Weed, California, a city in the United States * Weed, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in the United States * Weed, New Mexico, an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the United States * Weed Lake, a wetland in Calgary County, Alberta, Canada Arts, entertainment, and media Film and television * Weeds (1987 film), ''Weeds'' (1987 film), starring Nick Nolte * Weeds (2017 film), ''Weeds'' (2017 film), an animated short film featuring an anthropomorphic dandelion * Weeds (TV series), ''Weeds'' (TV series), an American dark comedy television series about a drug-dealing suburban soccer mom * Weeds (Millennium), "Weeds" (''Millennium''), an episode of the TV series ''Millennium'' Music * The Weeds (band), a 1980s indie pop band * The Lollipop Shoppe, later The Weeds, a 1960s American garage band * Weed (album), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weed
A weed is a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation, growing where it conflicts with human preferences, needs, or goals.Harlan, J. R., & deWet, J. M. (1965). Some thoughts about weeds. ''Economic botany'', ''19''(1), 16-24. Plants with characteristics that make them hazardous, aesthetically unappealing, difficult to control in managed environments, or otherwise unwanted in agriculture, farm land, Orchard, orchards, gardens, lawns, Park, parks, recreational spaces, residential and industrial areas, may all be considered weeds.Holzner, W., & Numata, M. (Eds.). (2013). ''Biology and ecology of weeds'' (Vol. 2). Springer Science & Business Media. The concept of weeds is particularly significant in agriculture, where the presence of weeds in fields used to grow crops may cause major losses in yields. Invasive species, plants introduced to an environment where their presence negatively impacts the overall functioning and biodiversity of the ecosystem, may also sometime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weeds (Life Of Agony Song)
"Weeds" is a song by American alternative metal band Life of Agony. The song was released as the first single from the band's third studio album '' Soul Searching Sun''. The song is the band's first charting single, reaching no. 27 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock chart and no. 91 on the UK Singles Chart. The b-side "River Runs Red (Re-Zamped)" is a re-recording of the title track from the band's debut album; this version of the song also appeared on certain special editions of ''Soul Searching Sun''. "How It Would Be '97" is a re-recording of "How It Would Be" from '' Ugly''. Track listing ;CD single ;7" single Chart positions Personnel Life of Agony *Keith Caputo – vocals *Joey Z. – guitar * Alan Robert – bass *Dan Richardson – drums References External linksOfficial Music Videoat YouTube YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannabis
''Cannabis'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae that is widely accepted as being indigenous to and originating from the continent of Asia. However, the number of species is disputed, with as many as three species being recognized: '' Cannabis sativa'', '' C. indica'', and '' C. ruderalis''. Alternatively, ''C. ruderalis'' may be included within ''C. sativa'', or all three may be treated as subspecies of ''C. sativa'', or ''C. sativa'' may be accepted as a single undivided species. The plant is also known as hemp, although this term is usually used to refer only to varieties cultivated for non-drug use. Hemp has long been used for fibre, seeds and their oils, leaves for use as vegetables, and juice. Industrial hemp textile products are made from cannabis plants selected to produce an abundance of fibre. ''Cannabis'' also has a long history of being used for medicinal purposes, and as a recreational drug known by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Slang Names For Cannabis
More than slang names have been identified for the dried leaves and flowers harvested from the Cannabis, cannabis plant for drug use. This list is not exhaustive; it includes well-attested expressions. Slang names for cannabis (drug) Slang names for marijuana Most slang names for Marijuana (word), marijuana and hashish date to the Jazz Age, jazz era, when it was called ''gauge'', ''jive'', ''reefer''. ''Weed'' is a commonly used slang term for drug Cannabis (drug), cannabis. New slang names, like ''trees'', came into use early in the twenty-first century. * 2 long * Ace * Airplane * Alfalfa * Alligator cigarette * Amnesia * Asparagus * Astro turf * Aunt Mary * Baby * Bag of bones * Bhang * Blunt (cannabis), Blunt * Bobo * Boof * Broccoli * Bud * Cabbage * Cali-weed * Cannon * Catnip * Christmas tree * Chronic * Climb * Collie * Dagga * Da kine * Dak * Dank * Devil's lettuce * Doña Juanita ("Lady Jane" in Spanish) * Doobie * Dope * Endo * Exotic * Fatty * Fir * Fire * Flower * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weed (drug)
Cannabis (), commonly known as marijuana (), weed, pot, and ganja, among other names, is a non-chemically uniform psychoactive drug from the ''Cannabis'' plant. Native to Central or South Asia, cannabis has been used as a drug for both recreational and entheogenic purposes and in various traditional medicines for centuries. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the main psychoactive component of cannabis, which is one of the 483 known compounds in the plant, including at least 65 other cannabinoids, such as cannabidiol (CBD). Cannabis can be used by smoking, vaporizing, within food, or as an extract. Cannabis has various mental and physical effects, which include euphoria, altered states of mind and sense of time, difficulty concentrating, impaired short-term memory, impaired body movement (balance and fine psychomotor control), relaxation, and an increase in appetite. Onset of effects is felt within minutes when smoked, but may take up to 90 minutes when eaten (as orally con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weed (surname)
Weed is a surname. It may refer to: People * Abner Weed (1842–1917), American politician and Civil War soldier, namesake of Weed, California * Adaline Weed (1837–1910), American hydropathic medicine practitioner and women's rights activist * Alex Weed (born 1980), American actor * Alfred Cleveland Weed (1881–1953), American ichthyologist * Barrett Wilbert Weed (born 1988), American actress and singer * Bobby Weed (born 1955), American golf course designer and builder * Charles Leander Weed (1824–1903), American photographer * Cindy Weed, American politician * Clarence Weed (1885–1966), American college football and college basketball coach * Elizabeth Weed (born 1940), American feminist scholar, editor and university administrator * Ella Weed (1853–1894), American educator * Ethel Weed (1906–1975), American military officer who advocated for the rights of Japanese women during the Allied occupation of Japan * George L. Weed (1857–1916), American politician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vox (website)
''Vox'' () is an American news and opinion website owned by Vox Media. The website was founded in April 2014 by Ezra Klein, Matt Yglesias, and Melissa Bell (journalist), Melissa Bell, and is noted for its concept of explanatory journalism. Vox's media presence also includes a YouTube channel, several podcasts, and a show presented on Netflix. ''Vox'' has been described as left-leaning and Liberalism in the United States, liberal. History Prior to founding ''Vox'', Ezra Klein worked for ''The Washington Post'' as the head of Wonkblog, a public policy blog. When Klein attempted to launch a new site using funding from the newspaper's editors, his proposal was turned down and Klein subsequently left ''The Washington Post'' for a position with Vox Media, another communications company, in January 2014. ''The New York Times'' David Carr (journalist), David Carr associated Klein's exit for ''Vox'' with other "big-name journalists" leaving newspapers for digital start-ups, such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WEED (AM)
WEED (1390 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a gospel music format. Licensed to Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Rocky Mount/ Wilson area. The station is owned by Northstar Broadcasting Corporation. History WEED signed on in Greenville, North Carolina, in 1933, owned by the Wynne family. After moving to Rocky Mount, WEED added an FM station which later became WRSV. Bill Wynne took over the stations from his father and ran them until Charles and Sarah Johnson bought WEED in 1988. Sarah Johnson remained as head of Northstar Broadcasting after her husband's death. In 1994, WEED began a four-hour Spanish language program called ''La Pantera''. By 2002, ''La Pantera'' had become a 24-hour format. Early that year, WEED began airing a Spanish version of the WRAL-TV 6p.m. newscast. In June 2003, WEED returned to English, with news/talk, keeping ''La Pantera'' as a part-time show. On June 1, 2005, WEED changed to Spanish Christian radio. In 2002, followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weeds (short Story)
"Weeds" (also known as "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill") is a darkly humorous short story by Stephen King. It was first published in ''Cavalier'' magazine in May 1976. Plot summary On Independence Day, a backwoods hick farmer in New Hampshire named Jordy Verrill thinks his newfound discovery of a meteorite will provide enough riches to pay off the remaining $200 () of his bank loan, but instead finds himself overcome by a rapidly spreading plant-like organism that arrives in the meteorite when he ends up coming in contact with it. It is mentioned that Jordy doesn't have much good luck. After a rainstorm, Jordy sees that the organism has grown roundish grass around where the meteorite struck. Not only are the plants growing on anything he touches that is wet, but there are also plants growing on his fingers, his left eye, his penis, and his tongue, where he starts to get itchy. He can't go to his usual doctor, who is out of town on a fishing trip. Upon hearing the words "col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weed (manga)
''Weed'', known in Japan as is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Takahashi. It is a sequel to Takahashi's 1980s manga ''Silver Fang'', and focuses on Weed, a dog, the son of Gin, the original series' protagonist. Weed, named after the English word for wild plant, leaves his birthplace to search for his father in the Ōu Mountains. Upon arriving, Weed immediately begins protecting Ōu and its soldiers from dangerous threats. As the series progresses, Weed and his allies journey throughout Japan, aiding those in need and preventing takeovers. ''Weed'' was originally serialized in the magazine ''Weekly Manga Goraku'' from May 1999 to July 2009. Publisher Nihon Bungeisha released 60 tankōbon, bound volumes and later reprinted early volumes. ComicsOne licensed the series for release in Canada and the United States by the name of ''Weed'', but issued only three volumes before it went out of business. In addition to the main series, Takahashi author ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swing The Statue!
''Swing the Statue!'' is the second album by American singer/songwriter Victoria Williams, released in 1990 by Rough Trade Records. Background Williams’ debut, 1987's ''Happy Come Home'', received some good critical reviews but made zero commercial impact, selling only fourteen thousand copies. Her original label Geffen was unimpressed by the nonexistent sales and dropped Victoria, after she fired her manager by mail. Early in 1989 her marriage to Peter Case also fell apart. After her split with Geffen, Victoria would record “Don't Let It Bring You Down” for the Neil Young tribute album ''The Bridge''. She would record her second album in four days early in 1990, focusing on the more joyful of the dozens of songs she had written over the three years since the debut album. Williams would sign with Rough Trade Records early in 1990, as one of that label's last ever signings.Young, Rob; ''Rough Trade'', p. 176 Despite many positive critical reviews, the collapse of Rough Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Froot
''Froot'' is the third studio album by Welsh singer-songwriter Marina Diamandis and her last under the stage name Marina and the Diamonds. It was originally scheduled to be released on 3 April 2015 by Neon Gold Records and Atlantic Records, although it was ultimately released on 13 March 2015 due to unauthorised Internet leaks. Written entirely by Diamandis, she collaborated with David Kosten for production. Musically, ''Froot'' is primarily a pop, Europop and synth-pop record with elements of electronic music, indie pop, new wave, and rock. Music critics commended its cohesive production and further applauded Diamandis for her vocal delivery. A critical success, it appeared on several critics' year-end lists in 2015. The record debuted at number 10 on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 10,411 copies. It also became her first top 10 album in the United States, debuting at number eight on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart after selling 46,000 units. The "Froot of the Mont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
