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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having spikes of pink flowers. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

dragonworteaster gianteaster giant

Etymology

From Latin bistorta, from bis (“twice”) and torta (“twisted”), in reference to its twisting roots.

Related phrases

common bistort

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