Definition
A plant with rough or harsh qualities, though the specific botanical reference is unclear or archaic in modern usage.
Etymology
A compound word from 'harsh' (Germanic origin) plus 'weed' (from Old English 'weod'). The combination suggests a plant known for rough or unpleasant characteristics, though this term is largely obsolete.
Kelly Says
Medieval herbalists named plants based on their obvious characteristics—'harshweed' probably just meant a plant with rough, scratchy leaves or an unpleasant texture, much like how we still call plants 'ragweed' and 'nettles.'
Translations
BNবাংলা
কঠিন ঘাস
koth-in ghaas
CACatalà
herba dura
er-ba doo-rah
CSČeština
tvrdá tráva
tvrd-ah tra-va
DADansk
hård græs
hard graes
DEDeutsch
harte Pflanze
har-teh flants-eh
ELΕλληνικά
σκληρό χορτάρι
skli-ro-ho-ta-ree
ESEspañol
hierba dura
e-er-bah doo-rah
FAفارسی
گیاه سفت
gee-ah so-ft
FISuomi
kova ruoho
ko-va roo-ho
FRFrançais
mauvaise herbe
mo-vwa-z ehrb
GUGU
કઠણ છોડ
ka-than cho-d
HEעברית
עשב קשה
e-sav ka-sha
HIहिन्दी
कठोर घास
kathor ghaas
HUMagyar
kemény fű
kem-en-ye foo
IDBahasa Indonesia
rumput keras
rum-put ke-ras
ITItaliano
erba dura
er-ba doo-rah
MRMR
कठीण झाड
ka-thee-n jaad
MSBahasa Melayu
rumput keras
rum-put ke-ras
NLNederlands
harde plant
har-de plant
NONorsk
hard gras
hard gras
PLPolski
twarda trawa
tvvar-dah tra-va
PTPortuguês
erva dura
er-va doo-rah
RORomână
iarbă tare
ee-arb-ah ta-reh
RUРусский
жёсткая трава
zhyost-kaya trava
SVSvenska
hård gräs
hard graes
SWKiswahili
nyasi kali
nya-si ka-li
TAதமிழ்
கடினமான தாவரம்
ka-di-na-maan tha-va-ram
TEతెలుగు
కఠినమైన మొక్క
ka-thi-na-in mokk-ah
THไทย
หญ้าแข็ง
nyaa kaeng
TLTL
matigas na halaman
ma-tee-gas na ha-la-yan
UKУкраїнська
жорстка трава
zhors-tka tra-va
VITiếng Việt
cây gai
kây gai