- knotgrass knot·grass n
- ['nɒtˌɡrɒːs]
centinodia
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
Knotgrass — Knot grass , n. (Bot.) (a) a common weed with jointed stems {(Polygonum aviculare)}; knotweed. (b) The dog grass. See under {Dog}. [1913 Webster] Note: An infusion of {Polygonum aviculare} was once supposed to have the effect of stopping the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
knotgrass — [nät′wēd΄nät′gras΄] n. 1. any of several weedy plants (genus Polygonum) of the buckwheat family; esp., a common weed ( P. aviculare) with slender stems, narrow leaves, and small axillary flowers: often called knotweed [nät′wēd΄ ] ☆ 2. a creeping… … Universalium
knotgrass — knot•grass [[t]ˈnɒtˌgræs, ˌgrɑs[/t]] n. 1) pln a common knotweed, Polygonum aviculare, with small leaves and dry fruit that are eaten by birds 2) pln a widespread creeping grass, Paspalum distichum, that forms large mats in shallow waters and… … From formal English to slang
Polygonum aviculare — Knotgrass Knot grass , n. (Bot.) (a) a common weed with jointed stems {(Polygonum aviculare)}; knotweed. (b) The dog grass. See under {Dog}. [1913 Webster] Note: An infusion of {Polygonum aviculare} was once supposed to have the effect of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Polygonum aviculare — Knotgrass Knot grass , n. (Bot.) (a) a common weed with jointed stems {(Polygonum aviculare)}; knotweed. (b) The dog grass. See under {Dog}. [1913 Webster] Note: An infusion of {Polygonum aviculare} was once supposed to have the effect of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Comprachicos — (also Comprapequeños and Cheylas) is a compound Spanish neologism meaning child buyers, which was coined by Victor Hugo in his novel The Man Who Laughs.[1] It refers to various groups in folklore who were said to change the physical appearance of … Wikipedia
The Swale — The name The Swale refers to the strip of sea separating North Kent from the Isle of Sheppey. Geography Originally the Swale formed a conventional river. Before the formation of the English Channel about 6500 BC the eastern coast of Great Britain … Wikipedia