Meaning of POLYGONUM
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| | Definition: | | [n] diverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north temperate regions |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Polygonum |
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| | See Also: | | buckwheat, buckwheat family, China fleece vine, dicot genus, Fagopyrum esculentum, family Polygonaceae, kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate, magnoliopsid genus, Polygonaceae, Polygonum aubertii, Polygonum fagopyrum, Polygonum orientale, prince's-feather, prince's-plume, princess feather, Russian vine, silver lace vine | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Po*lyg"o*num\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a kind of plant;
poly`s many + go`ny the knee, a joint of a plant. So called
in allusion to the numerous joints.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants embracing a large number of species,
including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc.
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