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knotweed

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

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History

Etymology

From knot + weed.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: фасулче (fasulče) — Polygonum
  • Chinese Cantonese: 蓼 (liu5) — Polygonum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蓼 (liǎo) — Polygonum
  • French: renouée — Polygonum
  • German: Vogelknöterich — Polygonum
  • German: Knöterich — Polygonum
  • Ancient Greek: πολύγονον (polúgonon) — Polygonum
  • Ancient Greek: χιλιόφυλλος (khilióphullos) — Polygonum
  • Japanese: 蓼 (tade) — Polygonum
  • Kazakh: таран (taran) — Polygonum
  • Korean: 여뀌 (yeokkwi) — Polygonum
  • Polish: rdest — Polygonum
  • Romanian: troscot — Polygonum
  • Russian: горе́ц (goréc) — Polygonum
  • Russian: спо́рыш (spóryš) — Polygonum