knotwort

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• Knotwort — Knot wort (n[o^]t w[^u]rt ), n. (Bot.) A small, herbaceous, trailing plant, of the genus {Illecebrum} ({Illecebrum verticillatum}). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Illecebrum verticillatum — Knotwort Knot wort (n[o^]t w[^u]rt ), n. (Bot.) A small, herbaceous, trailing plant, of the genus {Illecebrum} ({Illecebrum verticillatum}). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Wort plants — This is an alphabetical listing of wort plants, meaning plants that employ the syllable wort in their English language common names. According to the Oxford English Dictionary s Ask Oxford site, A word with the suffix wort is often very old. The… …   Wikipedia

• List of wort plants — This is an alphabetical listing of wort plants, meaning plants that employ the syllable wort in their English language common names. According to the Oxford English Dictionary s Ask Oxford site, A word with the suffix wort is often very old. The… …   Wikipedia

• knot|grass — «NOT GRAS, GRAHS», noun. 1. any one of a group of common weeds of the buckwheat family, whose stems have large joints; knotweed; knotwort. 2. any one of various related or similar plants …   Useful english dictionary