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knawel
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun knawel has 1 sense
- knawel(n = noun.plant) knawe, scleranthus annuus - widely distributed low-growing Eurasian herb having narrow leaves and inconspicuous green flowers; Array is a member of genus scleranthus, scleranthus
is a kind of weed
CIDE DICTIONARY
knawel, n. [Akin to G. knauelk, knäuel, prop., a ball of thread, coil. Cf. Clew.].
A low, spreading weed (Scleranthus annuus ), common in sandy soil. [1913 Webster]
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