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knapweed en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈnæpwiːd/

Etymology

Alteration of knopweed.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Any of various common weeds of, or formerly of, the genus Centaurea.
    • Near-synonym: hardhead
  2. (countable, uncountable) Any of various common weeds of, or formerly of, the genus Centaurea. ▸ Centaurea nigra.
  3. (countable, uncountable) Any of various common weeds of, or formerly of, the genus Centaurea. ▸ Rhaponticum repens.
  4. (countable, uncountable) Any of various common weeds of, or formerly of, the genus Centaurea. ▸ Centaurea calcitrapa.

Forms

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knapweeds Number=Plur lexicographic
napweed alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

Jersey knapweed · common knapweed · black knapweed · diffuse knapweed · white knapweed · giant knapweed · bighead knapweed · greater knapweed · squarrose knapweed · brown knapweed · lesser knapweed · great knapweed · singleflower knapweed · slender knapweed · Russian knapweed · spotted knapweed · tumble knapweed

Hypernyms

weed · organism · plant · organism · weed · plant · weed · organism · plant · weed · plant · organism

Synonyms

hardhead · starthistle · Russian knapweed · hardhead · hardhead · hardhead · caltrop

Translations (11)

ga mínscoth (Centaurea) · cy pengaled (Centaurea) · hy տերեփուկ (Centaurea) · vo zentor (Centaurea) · ga bata cogaidh (Centaurea) · pl chaber (Centaurea) · is kornblóm (Centaurea) · ru чёрный василёк (Centaurea) · bg метличина (Centaurea) · nrf bourdonniéthe (Centaurea) · sv klint (Centaurea)