knotgrass

  • 1Knotgrass — Knot grass , n. (Bot.) (a) a common weed with jointed stems {(Polygonum aviculare)}; knotweed. (b) The dog grass. See under {Dog}. [1913 Webster] Note: An infusion of {Polygonum aviculare} was once supposed to have the effect of stopping the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2knotgrass — [nät′wēd΄nät′gras΄] n. 1. any of several weedy plants (genus Polygonum) of the buckwheat family; esp., a common weed ( P. aviculare) with slender stems, narrow leaves, and small axillary flowers: often called knotweed [nät′wēd΄ ] ☆ 2. a creeping… …

    Universalium

  • 3knotgrass — [nät′wēd΄nät′gras΄] n. 1. any of several weedy plants (genus Polygonum) of the buckwheat family; esp., a common weed ( P. aviculare) with slender stems, narrow leaves, and small axillary flowers: often called knotweed [nät′wēd΄ ] ☆ 2. a creeping… …

    English World dictionary

  • 4knotgrass — dvieilė ašaruolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos pašarinis augalas (Paspalum distichum), kilęs iš atogrąžų. atitikmenys: lot. Paspalum distichum angl. couch paspalum; eternity grass; ginger grass; joint grass; knotgrass;… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 5knotgrass — paprastoji takažolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Rūgtinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Polygonum aviculare). atitikmenys: lot. Polygonum aviculare angl. knotgrass; knotweed; prostrate knotweed šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių kalbos… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 6knotgrass — rūgtis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Rūgtinių (Polygonaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Persicaria). atitikmenys: lot. Persicaria angl. bistort; jointedweed; knotgrass; knotweed; smartweed vok. Knöterich rus. горец; гречишник; таран lenk.… …

    Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • 7knotgrass — noun Date: 1538 1. a cosmopolitan prostrate weed (Polygonum aviculare) of the buckwheat family with jointed stems, prominent sheathing stipules, and minute flowers; broadly any of several congeneric plants 2. any of several grasses (as Paspalum… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 8knotgrass — noun An annual plant, Polygonum aviculare, found in fields and wasteland …

    Wiktionary

  • 9knotgrass — n. low growing weed with jointed creeping stems and small pink flowers (used in the past to treat asthma) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 10knotgrass — noun a common plant of the dock family, with jointed creeping stems and small pink flowers. [Polygonum aviculare and related species.] …

    English new terms dictionary