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po·ly·gon·um
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Princeton's WordNet
Polygonum, genus Polygonumnoun
diverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north temperate regions
Wiktionary
polygonumnoun
Any of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae, embracing a large number of species, including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc.
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek a kind of plant; many + the knee, a joint of a plant. So called in allusion to the numerous joints
Wikipedia
Polygonum
Polygonum is a genus of about 130 species of flowering plant in the buckwheat and knotweed family Polygonaceae. Common names include knotweed and knotgrass (though the common names may refer more broadly to plants from Polygonaceae). In the Middle English glossary of herbs Alphita (c. 1400–1425), it was known as ars-smerte. There have been various opinions about how broadly the genus should be defined. For example, buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) has sometimes been included in the genus as Polygonum fagopyrum. Former genera such as Polygonella have been subsumed into Polygonum; other genera have been split off. The genus primarily grows in northern temperate regions. The species are very diverse, ranging from prostrate herbaceous annual plants to erect herbaceous perennial plants. Polygonum species are occasionally eaten by humans, and are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species – see list. Most species are considered weeds in Europe and North America.
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polygonum
Polygonum is a genus of about 130 species of flowering plant in the buckwheat and knotweed family Polygonaceae. These species are commonly found in various regions across the world and known for their diverse forms, which range from small annual plants to large, robust perennials. Some species have a notable importance in herbal medicine.
Webster Dictionary
Polygonumnoun
a genus of plants embracing a large number of species, including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc
Etymology: [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.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Polygonum
po-lig′o-num, n. a kind of plant with many joints, as the bistort, knotweed, &c.—n.pl. Polygonā′ceæ, an order of apetalous plants, mostly herbs—the buckwheat family. [Gr. polys, many, gonu, a knee.]
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Polygonum
A plant genus of the family POLYGONACEAE that is an ingredient of Shou-Wu-Pian, a Chinese herbal preparation (DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL). The common name of black bindweed also refers to TAMUS or Fallopia (use POLYGONACEAE).
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of polygonum in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of polygonum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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