"knapweed" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnæpwiːd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-knapweed.wav Forms: knapweeds [plural]
Etymology: Alteration of knopweed. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} knapweed (countable and uncountable, plural knapweeds)
  1. Any of various common weeds of, or formerly of, the genus Centaurea. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: hardhead Hypernyms: weed, plant, organism
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  2. Any of various common weeds of, or formerly of, the genus Centaurea.
    Centaurea nigra.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: hardhead Hypernyms: weed, plant, organism
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  3. Any of various common weeds of, or formerly of, the genus Centaurea.
    Rhaponticum repens.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: hardhead, hardhead, Russian knapweed Hypernyms: weed, plant, organism
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  4. Any of various common weeds of, or formerly of, the genus Centaurea.
    Centaurea calcitrapa.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: hardhead, starthistle, caltrop Hypernyms: weed, plant, organism
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Centaurea): տերեփուկ (terepʻuk) (Armenian), метличина (metličina) [feminine] (Bulgarian), kornblóm [neuter] (Icelandic), bata cogaidh [masculine] (Irish), mínscoth [feminine] (Irish), bourdonniéthe (taxonomic: Centaurea nigra) [feminine] (Norman), chaber [masculine] (Polish), чёрный василёк (čórnyj vasiljók) [masculine] (Russian), zentor (Volapük), pengaled [feminine] (Welsh)
Derived forms: bighead knapweed (taxonomic: Centaurea macrocephala), black knapweed (taxonomic: Centaurea nigra), brown knapweed (taxonomic: Centaurea jacea), common knapweed (taxonomic: Centaurea nigra), diffuse knapweed (taxonomic: Centaurea diffusa), giant knapweed (taxonomic: Centaurea macrocephala), greater knapweed (taxonomic: Centaurea scabiosa), great knapweed (taxonomic: Centaurea scabiosa), Jersey knapweed (taxonomic: Centaurea paniculata), lesser knapweed (taxonomic: Centaurea nigra), Russian knapweed (taxonomic: Rhaponticum repens), singleflower knapweed (taxonomic: Centaurea uniflora), slender knapweed (taxonomic: Centaurea spp.), spotted knapweed (taxonomic: Centaurea maculosa), squarrose knapweed (taxonomic: Centaurea virgata ssp. squarrosa), tumble knapweed (taxonomic: Centaurea diffusa), white knapweed (taxonomic: Centaurea diffusa) Disambiguation of 'Centaurea': 25 25 25 25

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "slender knapweed"
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      "word": "bourdonniéthe"
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}

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