Definitions for knapweed

knapweed knap·weed

Spelling: [nap-weed]
IPA: /ˈnæpˌwid/

Knapweed is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 18 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 179 anagrams from letters in knapweed (adeeknpw).

Definitions for knapweed

noun

  1. any composite plant of the genus Centaurea, especially the weedy C. nigra, having rose-purple flowers set on a dark-colored, knoblike bract.

Origin of knapweed

First recorded in 1400-50, knapweed is from the late Middle English word knopwed. See knop, weed1

Examples for knapweed

The moth is out in July and in August, and may often be seen resting on the flowers of knapweed (Centaurea) in the daytime.

The knapweed was stunted and the scabious blooms drooped towards the dusty pasture.

The seeds of brook-lime, flax, and knapweed the twite seems partial to, and this wild-weed field is to them a very paradise.

Word Value for knapweed
Scrable

18

Words with friends

20

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