BLACK KNAPWEED

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers; native to Europe but widely naturalized

Synonyms:

black knapweed; Centaurea nigra; hardheads; lesser knapweed

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("black knapweed" is a kind of...):

knapweed (any of various plants of the genus Centaurea having purple thistlelike flowers)

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