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A subset of these phytochemicals may be considered allelopathic adaptations if they enhance fitness by suppressing competition for limiting resources. Despite compelling critiques by John Harper almost a half century ago, research on allelopathy nonetheless experienced a revival at the turn of the 21<jats:sup>st<\/jats:sup> century that gave rise to a \u2018novel weapons hypothesis\u2019 (NWH) to explain plant invasions. We briefly review the storied history of allelopathy and apply a systematic literature review to scrutinize the NWH from an eco\u2010evolutionary perspective. Although it remains a highly influential metaphor, we find confused definitions and insufficient empirical evidence to support the NWH. Channeling Harper's original critiques, we propose that research on the NWH \u2013 and allelopathy more generally \u2013 would benefit from field experiments that causally link plant chemistry and competitive interactions to resource availability, fitness components, and population growth. 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