weedwoman

English

Etymology

weed +‎ woman

Noun

weedwoman (plural weedwomen)

  1. (Caribbean) A traditional herbal medicine worker.
    • 1979, Gabriel Kingsley Osei, Caribbean Women: Their History and Habits, page 113:
      The African women in St. Croix who still use herbs and plant leaves to cure many diseases are called "Weedwomen".
    • 1980, G. A. Seaman, Ay-Ay, an Island Almanac, page 50:
      This kalaloo could also be referred to as a botanical garden or weed[-]woman's wonder. Its commonest ingredients were once the bane of the sugar cane grower, and flourished in his fields especially after the May and June rains.

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