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Chinese knotweed

Chinese knotweed noun: a flowering plant of species Persicaria chinensis, from the family Polygonaceae, widespread across China, Japan, the Indian Subcontinent, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam, used as an ingredient in herbal remedies.

Noun

Chinese knotweed (uncountable)

  1. A flowering plant of species Persicaria chinensis, from the family Polygonaceae, widespread across China, Japan, the Indian Subcontinent, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam, used as an ingredient in herbal remedies.
    Synonyms:
    creeping smartweed
  2. A flowering plant of species Reynoutria multiflora, in the family Polygonaceae, native to central and southern China, whose roots are an important ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine.
  3. A large, perennial, rhizomatous herb, of species Koenigia weyrichii, native to East Asia.
    Synonyms:
    Weyrich's knotweed

Synonyms of Chinese knotweed

Questions about Chinese knotweed

What does Chinese knotweed mean?
Chinese knotweed means a flowering plant of species Persicaria chinensis, from the family Polygonaceae, widespread across China, Japan, the Indian Subcontinent, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam, used as an ingredient in herbal remedies.
What part of speech is Chinese knotweed?
Chinese knotweed is a noun.

Words near Chinese knotweed in the dictionary

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  3. Chinese junipers
  4. Chinese kale
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  8. Chinese lacquer trees
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