Webster's 1828 Dictionary
KNAWEL
n.naw'el. A species of plant.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
KNAWEL
Knaw "el, n. Etym: [Akin to G. knauelk, knäuel, prop. , a ball of thread, coil. Cf. Clew. ] (Bot. )
Defn: A low, spreading weed (Scleranthus annuus ), common in sandy soil.
New American Oxford Dictionary
knawel
knawel |nôl nɔl | ▶noun a low-growing inconspicuous plant of the pink family, growing in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. [Genus Scleranthus, family Caryophyllaceae. ] ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from German Knauel, Knäuel ‘knotgrass. ’
Oxford Dictionary
knawel
knawel |ˈnɔːɪl | ▶noun a low-growing inconspicuous plant of the pink family, which grows in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. ●Genus Scleranthus, family Caryophyllaceae. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from German Knauel, Knäuel ‘knotgrass ’.
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