polygonum
NounSynonyms:
genus Polygonum
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- diverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north temperate regionsSynonyms: genus PolygonumType of dicot genus, magnoliopsid genusMember of Polygonaceae, family PolygonaceaeMembers silver lace vine, buckwheat, prince's-feather
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Po·lyg′o·num noun
Origin: NL., fr. Gr. … a kind of plant; πολύς many + γόνυ the knee, a joint of a plant. So called in allusion to the numerous joints.
Botany A genus of plants embracing a large number of species, including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54