1. [n]  a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning
2. [n]  a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning

Weeds
Weeds, Control Without Poisons demonstrates the necessity in agriculture today for a more holistic, eco-centered perspective. The author explains what 50 years of deadly chemicals have already done to our soil and our bodies, demonstrating this process does not work in any long-term common sense agricultural system and offering alternatives to chemicals. Explores the workings of soil ecosystems and teaches how to understand and control the growth of countless weed species.

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1. Refers to development projects or algorithms that have no possible relevance or practical application. Comes from "off in the weeds". Used in phrases like "lexical analysis for microcode is serious weeds."

2. At CDC/ETA before its demise, the phrase "go off in the weeds" was equivalent to IBM's branch to Fishkill and mainstream hackerdom's jump off into never-never land.

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