knotgrass

knot·grass

 (nŏt′grăs′)

n.

1. A low-growing, weedy grass (Paspalum distichum) with spikelets arranged in two rows along the rachis.

2. Any of several weedy plants of the genus Polygonum having stems with nodes.

knotgrass

(ˈnɒtˌɡrɑːs)

n

1. (Plants) Also called: allseed a polygonaceous weedy plant, Polygonum aviculare, whose small green flowers produce numerous seeds

2. (Plants) any of several related plants

knot•grass

(ˈnɒtˌgræs, -ˌgrɑs)
n.

1. a common knotweed, Polygonum aviculare, with small leaves and dry fruit that are eaten by birds.

2. a widespread creeping grass, Paspalum distichum, that forms large mats in shallow waters and ditches.

[1530–40]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

knotgrass - low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems Paspalum distichum grass - narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay genus Paspalum - a genus of perennial grasses of warm regions

Translations

knotgrass

n (Bot) → Knöterich m

knotgrass

[ˈnɒtˌgrɑːs] n → centinodia