■ noun a tough-stemmed plant with purple thistle-like flower heads. [ Centaurea nigra and related species.]
Origin
ME (orig. as knopweed ): from knop (because of its rounded flower heads) + weed .
■ noun a tough-stemmed plant with purple thistle-like flower heads. [ Centaurea nigra and related species.]
Origin
ME (orig. as knopweed ): from knop (because of its rounded flower heads) + weed .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004