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.

Coordinate terms

• weedman