Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A low-growing, weedy Eurasian annual (Scleranthus annuus) having narrow leaves and inconspicuous green flowers.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Bot.) A low, spreading weed (Scleranthus annuus), common in sandy soil.
WordNet 3.0
- n. widely distributed low-growing Eurasian herb having narrow leaves and inconspicuous green flowers
Etymologies
- Akin to German Knäuel, a ball of thread, coil. Compare clew. (Wiktionary)
- German Knäuel, from Middle High German kliuwel, kniuwel, diminutive of kliuwe, ball of yarn, from Old High German kliuwa. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Found chickweed and knawel in bloom, and an old garden was full of fresh-looking pansies. "" 4th.”
“I saw no shepherd's purse after December 27th, but knawel was in flower as late as January 18th.”
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Open List: Greens
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