A plant which is larger and hardier than a herb is called a shrub, such as: in banks and ponds, the rush, the bullrush, cask without knots, bearing cat's-tails, and the reed, which is knotty and hollow inside.
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Knotty
/ˈnɒti/
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The tree had a knotty trunk.
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It's a knotty issue.
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It's a knotty problem.
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