knop
9.9
A small round cluster of flowers or berries on a stem
- noun
- /nɑp/
- Archaic
:
capullo
- She picked a single tight knop of blossoms and placed it in the vase.
Examples
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A delicate knop of berries hung from the end of the branch.
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The rose bush was covered in each knop just before the flowers opened.
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Look at that knop!
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The knop is beautiful.
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She picked a single tight knop of blossoms and placed it in the vase.
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The rose bush was covered in each knop just before the flowers opened.
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A delicate knop of berries hung from the end of the branch.
Synonyms
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2.7
A group of flowers that grow close together on a plant
is usually smaller and more rounded than a general group of blooms
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Knop comes from an old German word meaning 'small rounded lump' and is related to the Dutch knop and English knob. A helpful image is a tight little ball of flowers, which is why a small cluster is called a 'knop'.