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knawel

knawel noun: scleranthus annuus, common in sandy soil.

knawel: scleranthus annuus, common in sandy soil
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Noun

knawel (plural knawels)

  1. Scleranthus annuus, common in sandy soil.
  2. (Australia, New Zealand) Scleranthus biflorus

Forms of knawel

pluralknawels

Origin of knawel

From German Knauel, Kneuel (“ball of thread, coil”) (see Knäuel). Doublet of clew.

Words formed from knawel

  • annual knawel
  • two-flowered knawel
  • tufted knawel
  • perennial knawel
  • one-flowered knawel

Questions about knawel

What does knawel mean?
Knawel means scleranthus annuus, common in sandy soil.
What part of speech is knawel?
Knawel is a noun.
What is the plural of knawel?
The plural of knawel is knawels.

Words near knawel in the dictionary

  1. knavish
  2. knavishly
  3. knavishness
  4. knaw
  5. knawed
  6. knawel
  7. knawels
  8. knawing
  9. knawlache
  10. knawlage
  11. knawn

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