knosp

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/nɒsp/

noun

The unopened bud of a flower.

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Meanings

nounknosp (plural knosps)

plural knosps

  1. alternativearchitectureAlternative form of knop (“a knob”).

    The gem-knosp'd diadem

    1818, Henry Hart Milman, Samor, the Lord of The Bright City
  2. The unopened bud of a flower.

Origin

Compare German knospe (“bud”), English knop, knar.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with knosp

wasp
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Cite this entry
APA

knosp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knosp

MLA

“knosp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knosp. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knosp,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knosp.

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