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Knottiness

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• Knotting

  [not-ing] /ˈnɒt ɪŋ/ noun 1. a decorative pattern produced by interlacing and tying in various yarns, as in macramé and tatting. [not] /nɒt/ noun 1. an interlacing, twining, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or a cord […]

• Knotty

  [not-ee] /ˈnɒt i/ adjective, knottier, knottiest. 1. having ; full of : a knotty piece of wood. 2. involved, intricate, or difficult: a knotty problem. /ˈnɒtɪ/ adjective -tier, -tiest 1. (of wood, rope, etc) full of or characterized by knots 2. extremely difficult or intricate adj. mid-13c. (figurative use early 13c.), from knot (n.) + […]

• Knotty-rhatany

  noun 1. See under (def 1). [rat-n-ee] /ˈræt n i/ noun, plural rhatanies. 1. either of two South American shrubs belonging to the genus Krameria, of the legume family, K. tiandra (knotty rhatany or Peruvian rhatany) or K. argentea (Brazilian rhatany or Pará rhatany) 2. the root of either of these plants, used as an […]

• Knotweed

  [not-weed] /ˈnɒtˌwid/ noun 1. any of several knotty-stemmed plants belonging to the genus Polygonum, of the buckwheat family. /ˈnɒtˌwiːd/ noun 1. any of several polygonaceous plants of the genus Polygonum, having small flowers and jointed stems

• Knotwork

  /ˈnɒtˌwɜːk/ noun 1. ornamentation consisting of a mass of intertwined and knotted cords

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