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knobweed

knobweed noun: hyptis capitata, an erect annual lamiaceous shrub.

knobweed: hyptis capitata, an erect annual lamiaceous shrub
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Noun

knobweed (usually uncountable, plural knobweeds)

  1. (usually) Hyptis capitata, an erect annual lamiaceous shrub.
    Synonyms:
    false ironwort

Synonyms of knobweed

Forms of knobweed

pluralknobweeds

Origin of knobweed

From knob + weed.

Questions about knobweed

What does knobweed mean?
Knobweed means hyptis capitata, an erect annual lamiaceous shrub.
What part of speech is knobweed?
Knobweed is a noun.
What is the plural of knobweed?
The plural of knobweed is knobweeds.

Words near knobweed in the dictionary

  1. knobthorn
  2. knobthorns
  3. knobtwat
  4. knobtwats
  5. knobular
  6. knobweed
  7. knobweeds
  8. knobwood
  9. knobwoods
  10. Knoch
  11. Knoche

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