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- noun Plural form of
triffid .
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Examples
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Small weeds turned into flowering triffids, couch grass spread out from the paths to colonise the beds, crops went unharvested.
How we nearly lost the plot Lia Leendertz 2010
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No, no Im a phuckin squirle. day of the triffids, goodness.
UPDATED: Three clips from BBC's DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS mini-series 2009
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Although the repercussions of an unprecedented crisis and Masen's personal journey through the new wilderness form the backbone of the story, it's the triffids that root themselves most firmly in the reader's memory.
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Labels: comet lulin, day of the triffids, george monbiot, hazel blears
Triffids expected week on Tuesday - Blears to blame says Monbiot 2009
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For the past few years, a crop of maize has been planted right up against our back garden fence, like a baleful host of triffids, blocking out the spectacular sunsets we used to get from July onwards.
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I knew the triffids already: I'd spent long hours in the jungle with them, exchanging gases.
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Whether doomsday is induced by zombies, triffids, or robots is unimportant.
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Comet Lulin, which glows an eerie green colour is expected to shower meteorites on earth, leaving all those who witness it blind, and infecting the planet with venomous triffids.
Triffids expected week on Tuesday - Blears to blame says Monbiot 2009
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« ‘Californication’ gets third season, Hugh Laurie on ‘SNL,’ ‘Caprica’/the triffids areà ‚ Âback »
Planet-x.com.au » Just In Case You Missed It and Other Holiday Items 2008
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Any time you drive by them, they're like triffids.
An Amazon.com Books Blog featuring news, reviews, interviews and guest author blogs. 2008
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