Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knapweed

/ˈnæpwiːd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: knap-weed
IPA: /ˈnæpwiːd/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various common weeds of, or formerly of, the genus Centaurea.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various common weeds of, or formerly of, the genus Centaurea.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various common weeds of, or formerly of, the genus Centaurea.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various common weeds of, or formerly of, the genus Centaurea.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: hardhead"

Etymology

Alteration of knopweed.

Usage

Inflected Forms

knapweeds (plural) napweed (alternative)

Phrases

bighead knapweed black knapweed brown knapweed common knapweed diffuse knapweed giant knapweed greater knapweed great knapweed

Synonyms

hardhead Russian knapweed starthistle caltrop

Questions

How do you pronounce knapweed?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnæpwiːd/.
What does knapweed mean?: Any of various common weeds of, or formerly of, the genus Centaurea.
Where does knapweed come from?: Alteration of knopweed.

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