knawel

English

Etymology

Akin to German Knäuel, a ball of thread, coil. Compare clew.

Noun

knawel (plural knawels)

1. (botany) A low, spreading weed, Scleranthus annuus, common in sandy soil.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.