Associations to the word «Triffid»

Wiktionary

TRIFFID, noun. A fictional plant, able to move around and kill people with a poisonous stinger
TRIFFID, noun. A nickname for anemones of the genus Aiptasia with poisonous tentacles, which are a pest in aquaria.
TRIFFID, noun. Any large, fast-growing and hard-to-remove weed.

Wise words

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