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Answer for the clue "Invasive Japanese plant ", 8 letters:
knotweed

Word definitions for knotweed in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Knotweed \Knot"weed`\ (n[o^]t"w[=e]d`), n. (Bot.) See Knotgrass .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of several plants of the genus ''Polygonum'', with jointed stems and inconspicuous flowers

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Knotweed is a common name for plants in several genera in the Polygonaceae family Knotweed may refer to: Fallopia Japanese knotweed Persicaria Polygonum

Usage examples of knotweed.

Crabgrass, dandelions, kudzu, knotweed, tamarisk, leafy spurge, and norway maple, pushing native species to extinction.

We battled Japanese knotweed for decades before we finally got rid of it.

Japanese knotweed or nettles, both of which can be destroyed by using a recommended herbicide, available from Jekyll Garden Centres.

Cactus had a dagger made of a large cactus thorn, Arrowhead had a little bow and quiver of arrows, Knotweed had knotted rope, Bloodroot had a red bag of fluid that might be blood-poison, and Dogwood had a wooden spear tipped with a large canine tooth.

Like the other knotweeds described, it enjoys a sandy loam, and requires nothing in the way of special culture.

Young knotweeds can only do square knots, but grown ones know all the twists.

Goosefoot, knotweed, little barley, and maygrass had tiny seeds, with volumes only one-tenth that of wheat and barley seeds.