| 释义 |
knotweed|ˈnɒtwiːd|
[f. knot n.1 + weed n.]
†a. Lyte's name for Knawel (Scleranthus annuus). Obs.
b. Name for various species of Centaurea (Knapweed, etc.), from the knobby ‘heads’.
c. Name for various species of Polygonum.
1578Lyte Dodoens i. lxvii. 97 The base Almaignes cal it knawel, that is to say, knot weede. 1827Clare Sheph. Cal. 49 They pull the little blossom threads From out the knot⁓weed's button heads. 1884Miller Plant-n., Knotweed,..Alpine, Polygonum alpinum... Amphibious, Polygonum amphibium. |