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Knotweed

Knotweed \Knot"weed`\ (n[o^]t"w[=e]d`), n. (Bot.) See Knotgrass.

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knotweed

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

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Knotweed

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.