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knapweed

knap·weed [ náp wd ] (plural knap·weeds or knap·weed)


noun 
Definition:
 
purple-flowered thistle: a thistle plant. Flowers: purple, grouped in a head. Latin name Centaurea nigra.

[Early 16th century. Alteration of knopweed< variant of knob; from the shape of its cluster of flowers]
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