superweed

British  

/ ˈsuːpəˌwiːd /

noun

1. a hybrid plant that contains genes for herbicide resistance: produced by accidental crossing of genetically engineered crop plants with wild plants

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Example Sentences

A study published in Nature's Scientific Reports has found that frequent mowing of Solanum elaeagnifolium may help create a "superweed."

From Science Daily

The initial study was published in 2021 with an article titled "Local adaptation to continuous mowing makes the noxious weed Solanum elaeagnifolium a superweed candidate by improving fitness and defense traits."

From Science Daily

“I hate to use the ‘superweed’ term, but you know, these are more superweeds than the Roundup-resistant weeds when they were called superweeds,” says Pat Tranel, a crop scientist at the University of Illinois.

From New York Times

“I thought they were kind of pretty. I didn’t know about the whole superweed thing.”

From Literature

Palmer amaranth has taken root as a herbicide-resistant ‘superweed’ in many US cotton fields.

From Nature