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knapweed

[ nap-weed ]
/ ˈnæpˌwid /
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noun
any composite plant of the genus Centaurea, especially the weedy C. nigra, having rose-purple flowers set on a dark-colored, knoblike bract.
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Also called hardheads, Spanish button.

Origin of knapweed

First recorded in 1400–50, knapweed is from the late Middle English word knopwed.See knop, weed1
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British Dictionary definitions for knapweed

knapweed
/ (ˈnæpˌwiːd) /

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

Word Origin for knapweed

C15 knopwed; see knop, weed 1
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