knot berry

[Eng. knot (1), and berry.] Bot .: Rubus cham am or us . knõte, s. [A variant of node (q. v.).] Mech.: The point where ropes, cords, ., meet from angular directions in funicular machines. knot-gra , s. [Eng. knot (1), and gra .] Bot.: Polygonum avi culare, a prostrate plant, with internodes, narrow leaves, silvery stipules, and white, pink, crimson, or green inconspicuous flowers, clustered in the axils of various leaves. It is common in fields and waste-places. An infusion of this plant was formerly supposed to have the power of stopping the growth of any animal, whence Shakespeare ( Midsummer Night's Dream , iii. 2) calls it "hindering" knotgra . Allusions to this fancied power may also be found in the works of his contemporaries. [KNOTWEED, KNOTWORT.] IMG:content-0282.png:[blocks in formation] The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia knottine