1. a small European plant with tiny greenish flowers, found in sandy or gravelly soils
Usage: botanical

Examples

• The knawel grew abundantly in the sandy coastal dunes.
• Botanists identified several specimens of knawel in the disturbed soil.
• The small knawel plants were easily overlooked among the grasses.
• Knawel thrives in poor, well-drained soils where other plants struggle.
• The field guide helped us distinguish knawel from similar-looking weeds.