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Definition of Knop sedge

Knop sedge
Knop Knop, n. [OE. knop, knoppe; cf. D. knop, knoop, G. knopf, Dan. knap, knop, Sw. knapp, knopp, button, bud, Icel. knappr, and E. knap, n. Cf. Knap, Knob.] 1. A knob; a bud; a bunch; a button. Four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers. --Ex. xxv. 21. 2. (Arch.) Any boldly projecting sculptured ornament; esp., the ornamental termination of a pinnacle, and then synonymous with finial; -- called also knob, and knosp. Knop sedge (Bot.), the bur reed (Sparganium); -- so called from its globular clusters of seed vessels. --Prior.

Meaning of Knop sedge from wikipedia

- there was no name for the plants in English, and suggested bede sedge or knop sedge. Further, he noted, "the virtues of Sparganium: The roote is good...
- 23 (2): 697–707. doi:10.1111/gcb.13371. ISSN 1354-1013. PMID 27251575. Knop, Eva; Zoller, Leana; Ryser, Remo; Gerpe, Christopher; Hörler, Maurin; Fontaine...
- an area where the vegetation is dominated by gr****es (Poaceae). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable...
- the margin of the water is smooth cordgr****. Also in the marsh are the sedges, Cyperus and Carex. In the 1940s and '50s the wildlife service created two...
- salt spray, and lack of shelter have since created a brush, gr****, and sedge vegetative complex. Dominant upland vegetation includes rose, poison ivy...
- woody trees and shrubs) and healthy s****line vegetation (characterized by sedges, gr****es, rushes). Both of these areas provide important habitat for dragonflies...
- where a relatively sp**** shrub layer and a more diverse ground cover of sedges, herbs, and ferns, and some rare plants occurthese are pleasant places...