KNOTGRASS


Meaning of KNOTGRASS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnät-ˌgras ]

noun

Date: 1538

1. : a cosmopolitan prostrate weed ( Polygonum aviculare ) of the buckwheat family with jointed stems, prominent sheathing stipules, and minute flowers ; broadly : any of several congeneric plants

2. : any of several grasses (as Paspalum distichum ) with markedly jointed stems

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