Knotgrass, Polygonum aviculare (which is attractive to pigs as food). Cf. swinecress, n. 1. Now historical and rare.
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > [noun] > knot-grass (16) swine's grasslOE Knotgrass, Polygonum aviculare (which is attractive to pigs as food). Cf. swinecress, n. 1. Now historical and rare. bird's-tonguea1300 any of various herbaceous plants, typically having long narrow leaves likened to a bird's tongue. sparrow's-tonguea1400 the knot-grass, Polygonum aviculare. corrigiolec1400 The Knotgrass, Polygonum aviculare. swinecress?a1425 Knotgrass, Polygonum aviculare (which is attractive to pigs as food). Cf. swine's grass, n. 1. Now rare and chiefly historical. knot-grass1538 The plant Polygonum aviculare, a common weed in waste ground, with numerous intricately-branched creeping stems, and small pale pink flowers; an… way-grass1565 knotgrass, Polygonum aviculare. centinode1611 The plant knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare). pinkweed1657 Either of two plants of the genus Polygonum: (a) knotgrass, P. aviculare (English regional (northern) in later use); (b) U.S. smartweed, P. pennsylva… breadwort1736 Any of several knotgrasses of (or formerly included in) the genus Polygonum, esp. common knotgrass, P. aviculare. stone-weed1847 (a) = stone-seed n.; (b) local name for knotgrass, Polygonum aviculare; (c) ? a weed growing on stone or rock. allseed1855 Any of various plants producing large amounts of seed; spec. The knotgrass, Polygonum aviculare. rare (now historical). knotwort1864 The common knot-grass (Polygonum aviculare). wire-weed1864 In the names of plants with slender wiry stems, as †wire bent, wire-weed. See also wiregrass, n. willow weed1866 = willow-herb, n. 2 3; also, various species of Polygonum, knotweed. knotweed1884 Name for various species of Polygonum. |
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