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Illecebrum verticillatum

Knotwort \Knot"wort`\ (n[o^]t"w[^u]rt`), n. (Bot.) A small, herbaceous, trailing plant, of the genus Illecebrum ( Illecebrum verticillatum).

Illecebrum verticillatum

Centinody \Cen*tin"o*dy\, n. [L. centum a hundred + nodus knot: cf. F. centinode.] (Bot.) A weed with a stem of many joints ( Illecebrum verticillatum); also, the Polygonum aviculare or knotgrass.