English Explanatory Dictionary

knawel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A low, spreading weed of the genus Scleranthus, especially
  2. Scleranthus annuus, common in sandy soil.
  3. Scleranthus biflorus

Word forms

knawel knawels

Etymology

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

Derived words

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

Translations

Bulgarian: хрущялка Finnish: jäsenruoho German: Knäuelkraut Hungarian: szikárka Polish: czerwiec Welsh: dinodd
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