Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A low-growing, weedy Eurasian annual (Scleranthus annuus) in the pink family, having narrow leaves and inconspicuous green flowers.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A low, spreading weed (
Scleranthus annuus ), common in sandy soil.
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- noun botany A low, spreading
weed , Scleranthus annuus, common insandy soil .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun widely distributed low-growing Eurasian herb having narrow leaves and inconspicuous green flowers
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[German Knäuel, from Middle High German kliuwel, kniuwel, diminutive of kliuwe, ball of yarn, from Old High German kliuwa.]
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Akin to German Knäuel, a ball of thread, coil. Compare clew.
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Examples
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Found chickweed and knawel in bloom, and an old garden was full of fresh-looking pansies. "" 4th.
The Foot-path Way Bradford Torrey 1877
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I saw no shepherd's purse after December 27th, but knawel was in flower as late as January 18th.
The Foot-path Way Bradford Torrey 1877
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