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Definition of Knotweed
1. n. See Knotgrass.
Definition of Knotweed
1. Noun. Any of several plants of the genus ''Polygonum'', with jointed stems and inconspicuous flowers ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Knotweed
1. a common weed [n -S]
Medical Definition of Knotweed
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Knotweed
Literary usage of Knotweed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Seed Dispersal by William James Beal (1898)
"Three devices of Virginia knotweed. — A perennial plant, four to five feet high,
grows on low land, usually in the shade. It is Polygonum Virginicum, ..."
2. The Fairyland of Flowers: A Popular Illustrated Botany by Mara Louise Pratt-Chadwick (1890)
"PENNSYLVANIA knotweed. —The stem is upright and grows from one to three feet high.
... LADY'S THUMB knotweed. —The stems are like those of the Pennsylvania ..."
3. The Fairyland of Flowers: A Popular Illustrated Botany for the Home and School by Mara Louise Pratt-Chadwick (1890)
"PENNSYLVANIA knotweed. —The stem is upright and grows from one to three feet high.
... LADY'S THUMB knotweed. —The stems are like those uf the Pennsylvania ..."
4. Settler's Guide and Farmer's Handbook by Western Australia Dept. of Agriculture, L. Lindley-Cowen (1897)
"... and in rich, moist soils may be cut for hay. The hay is nutritious, containing
n per cent, of crude protein. Polygonum sachalinense (Giant knotweed ..."
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