knotgrass
Britishnoun
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Also called: allseed. a polygonaceous weedy plant, Polygonum aviculare, whose small green flowers produce numerous seeds
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any of several related plants
Example Sentences
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When the Prince’s Foundation took over the walled garden, it was a sea of knotgrass.
From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2021
This Series should play on a field of gout-wort, grommel and knotgrass.
From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2016
“There’s something else,” said Harry, watching Hermione tearing bundles of knotgrass and throwing them into the potion.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
I will not say but that he may pass for an historian in Garbier's academy; he is much of the size of those knotgrass professors.
From Character Writings of the 17th Century by Various
What, again, of weed seeds in general, and knotgrass in particular?
From "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character by English, Douglas
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