jointweedn.
/ˈdʒɔɪntwiːd/ Popular name of different weeds having conspicuously jointed stems.
a. In U.S., Polygonum articulatum.
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adderwortOE
arsesmarta1300
persicarya1400
persicaria?a1450
polygonya1500
buckwheat1548
polygonum1562
passions1568
bistort1578
oysterloit1578
goat's wheat1597
peachwort1597
plumbago1597
redshank1597
snake-weed1597
dragonwort1656
smartweed1787
patience dock1796
red-legs1820
passion dock1828
smartgrass1837
mud knotweed1845
jointweed1866
tear-thumb1866
pinch-weed1883
knotweed1884
sachaline1901
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot.
1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants
b. Locally in English, various species of Horsetail ( Equisetum); also the common Mare's-tail ( Hippuris vulgaris).
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padpipe?a1300
paddock-pipec1300
holy-water strinklec1440
shavegrassc1450
shavewortc1450
horsetail1538
shaving-grass1538
cat's tail1552
toad-pipe1578
pewterwort1597
horse-willow1611
prêle1661
shave-weed1691
water horsetail1710
horse-pipe1785
rush1804
shave-rush1821
equisetum1830
pipeweed1837
scouring rush1845
mud horsetail1855
jointweed1879
bottlebrush1883
1879 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names
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