noun
- plural of knotweed; plants of the buckwheat family with jointed stems and small flowers, often considered weeds
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The gardener struggled to remove the invasive knotweeds from the flower bed.
- Japanese knotweeds have spread rapidly throughout the neighborhood.
- These knotweeds are choking out the native plants in the wetland area.
- The hiking trail was overgrown with various knotweeds and other weeds.
- Some knotweeds can grow several feet tall in a single season.
- The city is working to control the spread of knotweeds in public parks.