knotweed

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noun

Any of several plants of the genus Polygonum, with jointed stems and inconspicuous flowers

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Meanings

nounknotweed (plural knotweeds)

plural knotweeds

  1. Any of several plants of the genus Polygonum, with jointed stems and inconspicuous flowers

Origin

From knot + weed.

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Translations

Ancient Greek πολύγονον, χιλιόφυλλος
  • πολύγονον (polúgonon)Polygonum
  • χιλιόφυλλος (khilióphullos)Polygonum
Arabic بَطْبَاط
  • بَطْبَاط (baṭbāṭ)Polygonum
Bulgarian фасулче
  • фасулче (fasulče)Polygonum
Chinese Cantonese 蓼
  • 蓼 (liu⁵)Polygonum
Chinese Mandarin 蓼
  • 蓼 (liǎo)Polygonum
Czech truskavec
  • truskavecPolygonum
French renouée
  • renouéePolygonum
German Vogelknöterich, Knöterich
  • VogelknöterichPolygonum
  • KnöterichPolygonum
Japanese 蓼
  • 蓼 (tade)Polygonum
Korean 여뀌
  • 여뀌 (yeokkwi)Polygonum
Polish rdest
  • rdestPolygonum
Romanian troscot
  • troscotPolygonum
Russian горе́ц, спо́рыш
  • горе́ц (goréc)Polygonum
  • спо́рыш (spóryš)Polygonum
Turkish madımak
  • madımakPolygonum
Cite this entry
APA

knotweed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knotweed

MLA

“knotweed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knotweed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knotweed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knotweed.

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