knapweed


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
knapweed/ˈnapwiːd/
noun a tough-stemmed plant with purple thistle-like flower heads. [Centaurea nigra and related species.]
– origin ME (orig. as knopweed): from knop (because of its rounded flower heads) + weed.
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