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单词 knapweed
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knapweed

noun

knap·​weed ˈnap-ˌwēd How to pronounce knapweed (audio)
: any of various weedy centaureas
especially : a widely naturalized European perennial (Centaurea nigra) with tough wiry stems and knobby heads of purple flowers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The Pull Your Share movement, started by Great Falls High teacher Dan Wilkins three years ago, encourages people to spend five to 15 minutes on their trips pulling out noxious, nonnative knapweed at campgrounds and other sites. USA TODAY, 14 June 2019 Invasives mainly on roadsides: Cutleaf teasel, wild parsnip,spotted knapweed, phragmites, leafy spurge, Canada thistle and crown vetch. Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2017

Word History

Etymology

Middle English knopwed, from knop knop + wed weed

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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