knotwortn.
/ˈnɒtwəːt/ a. The common knot-grass ( Polygonum aviculare).
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swine's grasslOE
bird's-tonguea1300
sparrow's-tonguea1400
corrigiolec1400
swinecress?a1425
knot-grass1538
way-grass1565
centinode1611
pinkweed1657
breadwort1736
stone-weed1847
allseed1855
knotwort1864
wire-weed1864
willow weed1866
knotweed1884
1864 R. C. A. Prior On Pop. Names Brit. Plants Knot-grass, or Knot-wort, the centinode, from its trailing jointed stems and grass-like leaves.
b. In plural. Lindley's name for the family Illecebraceæ.
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knotworts1845
scleranth1846
soapwort1846
1845 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom (1853) 499 Order..Illecebraceæ..Knotworts.
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