knotgrass

noun

knot·grass ˈnät-ˌgras

: a cosmopolitan prostrate weed (Polygonum aviculare) of the buckwheat family with jointed stems, prominent sheathing stipules, and minute flowers

broadly : any of several congeneric plants

: any of several grasses (such as Paspalum distichum) with markedly jointed stems

Examples of knotgrass in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This Series should play on a field of gout-wort, grommel and knotgrass. —

John Hyduk, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2016

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