TRIFFID

Etymology

Noun

triffid (plural triffids)

A fictional plant, able to move around and kill people with a poisonous stinger

(colloquial) Any of the anemones of the genus Aiptasia with poisonous tentacles, which are a pest in aquaria.

Any large, fast-growing and hard-to-remove weed, such as the flowering shrub Chromolaena odorata.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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