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BLACK KNAPWEED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does black knapweed mean?
• BLACK KNAPWEED (noun)
The noun BLACK KNAPWEED has 1 sense:
1. a weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers; native to Europe but widely naturalized
Familiarity information: BLACK KNAPWEED used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers; native to Europe but widely naturalized
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
black knapweed; Centaurea nigra; hardheads; lesser knapweed
Hypernyms ("black knapweed" is a kind of...):
knapweed (any of various plants of the genus Centaurea having purple thistlelike flowers)
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