i2 4 BOTANICAL NAMES 



Knappia. After Knapp, an Eng. botanist, who died 

 1845. Name given by some botanists to group 

 Mibroa. 



Knapweed. A corruption of Knopweed, from the knob- 

 like look of the head. Eng. name for a group. 



Knautia (nawt-ia). After Knaut, a Saxony botanist, 

 died 1716. Bot. name used by some botanists as 

 the group name of Field Scabious. 



Knawel (naw-el). Eng. name for Scleranthus group. 



Knotgrass. 



Knotweed. Does not belong to the Grass family. Eng. 

 name for Polygonum family. Gets name "Grass " 

 from knottiness of its stem, and is freely eaten by 

 cattle. 



Kobresia (kob-res-ia). After Kobres, of Augsberg, a 

 patron of botany. Bot. name for a group. 



Kceleria (koel-er-ia). After Koeler, a German botanist, 

 who died 1807. Bot. name for a group. 



Koeniga (ko-nig-a). After Mr. Konig, of British 

 Museum. Is the group name used by some, 

 instead of Alyssum, for Sweet Alyssim. 



Kraka (kra-ka). Norse name for " crow," whence pro- 

 bably by translation we get the " crow " in Crow- 

 berry. 



Kohlrabbi (kol-rub-be). German. " Kohl-rube " (kale- 

 turnip) ; a cultivated variety of Kale or Cabbage, 



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Labiate (la-be-ate). L. " Labium " (a lip); from the 

 flowers of this family having their petals more or 

 less like the upper and lower lips of a mouth. Bot. 

 name a large family, containing 18 groups. 



