Knaw'el, n.

(naw'el), n. [Ger. knauel, knäuel, properly a clew, ball of thread, coil; D. knavel, Dan. knavel, Sw. knäfvel, Fr. gnavelle.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Scleranthus, having two species, which grow on sandy soils, and sometimes on barren, heathy wastes. London.