knapweed

[ nap-weed ]

noun
  1. any composite plant of the genus Centaurea, especially the weedy C. nigra, having rose-purple flowers set on a dark-colored, knoblike bract.

Origin of knapweed

1
First recorded in 1400–50, knapweed is from the late Middle English word knopwed.See knop, weed1
  • Also called hardheads, Spanish button.

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British Dictionary definitions for knapweed

knapweed

/ (ˈnæpˌwiːd) /


noun
  1. any of several plants of the genus Centaurea, having purplish thistle-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites): See also centaury (def. 2), hardheads

Origin of knapweed

1
C15 knopwed; see knop, weed 1

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