knotweedn.
/ˈnɒtwiːd/, U.S. /ˈnɑtˌwid/ΘΚΠ
the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > [noun] > knawel
knawel1578
knotweed1578
German knotgrass1670
1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball i. lxvii. 97 The base Almaignes cal it knawel, that is to say, knot weede.
b. Name for various species of Centaurea (Knapweed, etc.), from the knobby ‘heads’.
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ironhardOE
matfellon?a1300
hardhawa1400
bull-weeda1450
club-weeda1500
knapweed1530
crop-weed1597
hardhead1610
horse-knop1691
horse-knob1724
buttonweed1760
knobweed1785
ironweed1808
knotweed1827
ironhead1863
1827 J. Clare Shepherd's Cal. 49 They pull the little blossom threads From out the knot-weed's button heads.
c. Name for various species of Polygonum.
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the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > [noun] > knot-grass
swine's grasslOE
bird's-tonguea1300
sparrow's-tonguea1400
corrigiolec1400
swinecress?a1425
knot-grass1538
way-grass1565
centinode1611
pinkweed1657
breadwort1736
stone-weed1847
allseed1855
knotwort1864
wire-weed1864
willow weed1866
knotweed1884
the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Polygonaceae (dock and allies) > [noun] > bistort and allies
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
1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants Knotweed,..Alpine, Polygonum alpinum... Amphibious, Polygonum amphibium.
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