KNAPWEED


Meaning of KNAPWEED in English

/nap"weed'/ , n.

any composite plant of the genus Centaurea, esp. the weedy C. nigra, having rose-purple flowers set on a dark-colored, knoblike bract. Also called hardheads, Spanish button .

[ 1400-50; late ME knopwed. See KNOP, WEED 1 ]

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