knawel

American

[nawl] / nɔl /

noun

any of several plants belonging to the genus Scleranthus, of the pink family, native to Eurasia, especially S. annuus, a common, low-growing weed that forms dense mats.

knawel British

/ ˈnɔːəl /

noun

any of several Old World caryophyllaceous plants of the genus Scleranthus, having heads of minute petal-less flowers

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of knawel

First recorded in 1570–80, knawel is from the German word Knauel, Kneuel “knotweed”

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

I saw no shepherd's purse after December 27th, but knawel was in flower as late as January 18th.

From Project Gutenberg

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023