White-man's Foot (Noun)
Meaning
Common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The garden was overrun with white-man's-foot, requiring constant weeding to keep it under control.
- White-man's-foot was a persistent problem in the lawn, spreading quickly through underground rhizomes.
- The farmer struggled to eradicate white-man's-foot from his fields, as it competed with his crops for water and nutrients.
- After the construction project, the vacant lot was quickly colonized by white-man's-foot and other invasive weeds.
- The gardener spent hours digging up white-man's-foot, trying to remove as much of the root system as possible to prevent regrowth.