† knap-bottlen.
Herbalism. Obsolete.
The Bladder-campion, Silene inflata, so called from its inflated calyx which snaps when suddenly compressed.
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1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum 263 Some with us call it Knap bottle, and others Spatling or Frothy Poppy.
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