knotgrasses

knotgrasses
n. low-growing weed with jointed creeping stems and small pink flowers (used in the past to treat asthma)

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • smartweed — [smart′wēd΄] n. any of various knotgrasses (genus Polygonum) whose acrid juice may cause skin irritation …   English World dictionary

  • pinkweed — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of several knotgrasses with pink flowers; especially : a knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare) common through the northern United States and southern Canada …   Useful english dictionary

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