knotweed

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knot·weed

noun \ˈnät-ˌwēd\

Definition of KNOTWEED

: any of several herbs (genus Polygonum) of the buckwheat family with leaves and bracts jointed and having a very short petiole; broadly : polygonum

First Known Use of KNOTWEED

1884

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