"knotweed" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: knotweeds [plural]
Etymology: knot + weed Etymology templates: {{compound|en|knot|weed}} knot + weed Head templates: {{en-noun}} knotweed (plural knotweeds)
  1. Any of several plants of the genus Polygonum, with jointed stems and inconspicuous flowers Categories (lifeform): Buckwheat family plants Derived forms: Japanese knotweed Translations (Polygonum): πολύγονον (polúgonon) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), χιλιόφυλλος (khilióphullos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), фасулче (fasulče) [neuter] (Bulgarian), (liu⁵) (Chinese Cantonese), (liǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), renouée [feminine] (French), Vogelknöterich [masculine] (German), Knöterich [masculine] (German), (tade) (alt: たで) (Japanese), таран (taran) (Kazakh), 여뀌 (yeokkwi) (Korean), rdest [masculine] (Polish), troscot [masculine] (Romanian), горе́ц (goréc) [masculine] (Russian), спо́рыш (spóryš) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-knotweed-en-noun-4awTYPMU Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup

Inflected forms

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