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knotgrass |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Knotgrass \Knot"grass`\, n. (Bot.) a a common weed with jointed stems {(Polygonum aviculare)}; knotweed. b The dog grass. See under {Dog}. Note: An infusion of {Polygonum aviculare} was once supposed to have the effect of stopping the growth of an animal, and hence it was called as by Shakespeare, ``hindering knotgrass.'' We want a boy extremely for this function, Kept under for a year with milk and knotgrass. --Beau. & Fl From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: knotgrass n : low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems [syn: {Paspalum distichum}]
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