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knapweed

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knap·weed  (npwd)
n.
Any of various thistles of the genus Centaurea, having variously colored flowers grouped in a head with a spiny involucre.
[Middle English knopwed : knop, knob; see knop + wed, weed; see weed1.]
knapweed [ˈnæpˌwiːd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several plants of the genus Centaurea, having purplish thistle-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites) See also centaury [2] hardheads
[C15 knopwed; see knop, weed1]
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Noun1.knapweed - any of various plants of the genus Centaurea having purple thistlelike flowersknapweed - any of various plants of the genus Centaurea having purple thistlelike flowers
slender knapweed - a variety of knapweed
Jersey knapweed - a variety of knapweed
centaury - any plant of the genus Centaurea
black knapweed, Centaurea nigra, hardheads, lesser knapweed - a weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers; native to Europe but widely naturalized
Centaurea scabiosa, great knapweed, greater knapweed - tall European perennial having purple flower heads
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