LESSER KNAPWEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lesser knapweed mean? 

• LESSER KNAPWEED (noun)
  The noun LESSER KNAPWEED has 1 sense:

1. a weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers; native to Europe but widely naturalized

  Familiarity information: LESSER KNAPWEED used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LESSER KNAPWEED (noun)

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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 ("lesser knapweed" is a kind of...):

knapweed (any of various plants of the genus Centaurea having purple thistlelike flowers)