KNAPWEED

knapweed

(noun) any of various plants of the genus Centaurea having purple thistlelike flowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

knapweed (countable and uncountable, plural knapweeds)

Any of various common weeds of the genus Centaurea

especially Centaurea nigra.

Source: Wiktionary


Knap"weed`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: The black centaury (Centaurea nigra); -- so called from the knoblike heads of flowers. Called also bullweed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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