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polygonum |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Polygonaceous \Pol`y*go*na"ceous\, a. [See {Polygonum}.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of apetalous plants ({Polygonace[ae]}), of which the knotweeds (species of {Polygonum}) are the type and which includes also the docks ({Rumex}), the buckwheat, rhubarb, sea grape ({Coccoloba}), and several other genera. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Polygonum \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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Polygonum n : diverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north temperate regions [syn: {Polygonum}, {genus Polygonum}]
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