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knawel (nôl) also knawe (nô)

A low-growing, weedy Eurasian annual (Scleranthus annuus) having narrow leaves and inconspicuous green flowers.

[German Knäuel, from Middle High German kliuwel, kniuwel, diminutive of kliuwe, ball of yarn, from Old High German kliuwa.]

knawel [ˈnɔːəl]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several Old World caryophyllaceous plants of the genus Scleranthus, having heads of minute petal-less flowers

[from German Knauel, literally: ball of yarn, from Old High German kliuwa ball]

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knawel - widely distributed low-growing Eurasian herb having narrow leaves and inconspicuous green flowers

knawe, Scleranthus annuus

genus Scleranthus, Scleranthus - small genus of Old World weedy prostrate annuals: knawel

weed - any plant that crowds out cultivated plants

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