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knotwort

knotwort noun: a small, herbaceous, trailing plant of the species Illecebrum verticillatum (coral necklace).

knotwort: a small, herbaceous, trailing plant of the species Illecebrum verticillatum (coral necklace)
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Noun

knotwort (countable and uncountable, plural knotworts)

  1. A small, herbaceous, trailing plant of the species Illecebrum verticillatum (coral necklace).

Forms of knotwort

pluralknotworts

Origin of knotwort

From knot + wort.

Questions about knotwort

What does knotwort mean?
Knotwort means a small, herbaceous, trailing plant of the species Illecebrum verticillatum (coral necklace).
What part of speech is knotwort?
Knotwort is a noun.
What is the plural of knotwort?
The plural of knotwort is knotworts.

Words near knotwort in the dictionary

  1. knotweed
  2. knotweeds
  3. knotwood
  4. knotwork
  5. knotworks
  6. knotwort
  7. knotworts
  8. knoud
  9. knouds
  10. Knouse
  11. Knouses

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