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knaw·el
\ˈnȯ(ə)l\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: modification of German knäuel, knauel, literally, ball of yarn, from Middle High German kniuwel, alteration of kliuwel, diminutive of kliuwe ball of yarn, from Old High German kliuwa — more at clew
: a low spreading Old World annual weed (Scleranthus annuus) with inconspicuous greenish flowers that is now widely ditributed in No. America; also : any of several other weedy plants of this genus |