knotgrass
Mat-forming lawn pest
Knotgrass is a low-growing weed with small leaves and tiny flowers, common in lawns and along paths.
The stems have distinctive swollen joints or "knots" at intervals.
In Shakespeare's time, knotgrass was believed to stunt growth: You minimus, of hindering knotgrass made.
The plant is hardy and difficult to eradicate once established.
Smartweed botanical classification
- smartweedPeppery-tasting wetland plant
- buckwheatTriangular-seeded pseudocereal
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
- perennialRecurring each year
groundcover · weed · invasive · rhizome · node · stem · pink flowers · lawn weed
Elizabethan dramatist and poet
- Midsummer Night's DreamShakespearean fairy romantic comedy
- witchcraftPractice of supernatural magic
- potionEnchanted liquid mixture
- charmAttractive personal quality
fairy · hex · enchantment · sorcery · folk belief · superstition · dwarf · stature
Stubbornly determined to continue
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- hardyAble to endure difficulty
- toughDurable and strong
- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
spreading · mat-forming · drought-tolerant · survivor · adaptable · opportunistic · colonizer · stubborn
Tissue-contracting agent
- diureticUrine-promoting substance
- folk medicineTraditional healing practices
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- decoctionBoiled herbal concentrate
poultice · tea · remedy · bleeding · wounds · diarrhea · kidney stones · traditional medicine
Polygonum
Smartweed botanical classification
- smartweedPeppery-tasting wetland plant
- buckwheatTriangular-seeded pseudocereal
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
perennial · groundcover · weed · invasive · rhizome · node · stem · pink flowers · lawn weed · annual
Shakespeare
Elizabethan dramatist and poet
- Midsummer Night's DreamShakespearean fairy romantic comedy
- witchcraftPractice of supernatural magic
- potionEnchanted liquid mixture
charm · fairy · hex · enchantment · sorcery · folk belief · superstition · dwarf · stature · children
tenacious
Stubbornly determined to continue
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- hardyAble to endure difficulty
- toughDurable and strong
invasive · spreading · mat-forming · drought-tolerant · survivor · adaptable · opportunistic · colonizer · stubborn · vigorous
astringent
Tissue-contracting agent
- diureticUrine-promoting substance
- folk medicineTraditional healing practices
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
decoction · poultice · tea · remedy · bleeding · wounds · diarrhea · kidney stones · traditional medicine · herbalism
knotgrassmanicured lawn
Meticulously maintained grass area
ornamental · crop · lawn grass · hybrid tea rose · bonsai
knotgrasstree
Woody perennial plant
oak · redwood · bamboo · climbing vine · standard rose
knot, grass, knotted, grassy, grasses, knotting, unknot, knothole, knotless