knotgrass

knot·grass

K0093000 (nŏt′grăs′)n.1. A low-growing, weedy grass (Paspalum distichum) with spikelets arranged in two rows along the rachis.2. Any of several weedy plants of the genus Polygonum having stems with nodes.

knotgrass

(ˈnɒtˌɡrɑːs) n1. (Plants) Also called: allseed a polygonaceous weedy plant, Polygonum aviculare, whose small green flowers produce numerous seeds2. (Plants) any of several related plants

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(ˈnɒtˌgræs, -ˌgrɑs)
n. 1. a common knotweed, Polygonum aviculare, with small leaves and dry fruit that are eaten by birds. 2. a widespread creeping grass, Paspalum distichum, that forms large mats in shallow waters and ditches. [1530–40]

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knotgrass - low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stemsPaspalum distichumgrass - narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as haygenus Paspalum - a genus of perennial grasses of warm regions

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knotgrass

knotgrass

Not a grass. Tiny white flowers. Astringent, diuretic, coagulant, expectorant. Used for dysentery, heavy menstrual, lung, bronchitis, mucus, jaundice, liver, gallstones, kidney stones.

Knotgrass

(Polygonum aviculare), a plant of the family Po-lygonaceae. An annual with a very variable erect or prostrate stem, knotgrass has entire and alternate leaves. The flowers, which are solitary or few, are in the leaf axils. The perianth segments are greenish with white or pink margins.

Knotgrass grows almost everywhere—along roads, in pastures, and as a weed in crops. It is a valuable pasture plant for cattle and poultry, since it withstands trampling and close grazing well. An extract from the grass is used as a styptic and diuretic. Knotgrass is considered by many to be an aggregate species, including a large number of small species.

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noun low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems

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