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knawel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
knawel
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A low, spreading weed of the genus Scleranthus, especially

noun

A low, spreading weed of the genus Scleranthus, especially

Australian usage; New Zealand usage

Etymology

From German Knauel, Kneuel (“ball of thread, coil”) (see Knäuel). Doublet of clew.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

knawels (plural)

Phrases

annual knawel two-flowered knawel tufted knawel perennial knawel one-flowered knawel

Synonyms

knawe scleranthus annuus

Questions

What does knawel mean?
A low, spreading weed of the genus Scleranthus, especially
Where does knawel come from?
It is traced to German.

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