(a) The plant bistort, Persicaria bistorta; also called snakeweed; cf. adder's grass, n. 1. †(b) Dragon arum, Dracunculus vulgaris (obsolete).
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Polygonaceae (dock and allies) > [noun] > bistort and allies (27) adderwortOE (a) The plant bistort, Persicaria bistorta; also called snakeweed; cf. adder's grass, n. 1. †(b) Dragon arum, Dracunculus vulgaris (obsolete). arsesmarta1300 Water pepper, Persicaria hydropiper, which has a pungent smell and contains oils that can irritate the skin; also called biting arsesmart. Cf. ars… persicarya1400 A plant of the genus Persicaria (see persicaria, n.), esp. spotted persicaria, P. maculosa. persicaria?a1450 Originally (more fully spotted persicaria): a common Eurasian weed, Persicaria maculosa (formerly Polygonum persicaria), of the family Polygonaceae… polygonya1500 A polygonum (polygonum, n. 1); esp. knotgrass, Polygonum aviculare, or (in early use) bistort, Persicaria bistorta. buckwheat1548 Applied to other species of Polygonum, esp. to Black Bindweed (P. Convolvulus) or ‘Running Buckwheat’, and to P. tartaricum ‘Tartarean Buckwheat’. polygonum1562 Originally: knotgrass, esp. Polygonum aviculare. Later also (in form Polygonum): a large and widely distributed genus of plants, the type of the… passions1568 The plant bistort, Persicaria bistorta. Cf. passion dock, n., patience dock, n. 1. bistort1578 A species of Polygonum (P. bistorta), named from the twisted form of its large root, bearing a cylindrical spike of small, pale pink flowers; also… oysterloit1578 The plant bistort, Persicaria bistorta. goat's wheat1597 †(a) buckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum (family Polygonaceae) (obsolete); (b) (in later use) any of various small flowering shrubs of the genus Atrap… peachwort1597 The plant redshank, Persicaria maculosa; (with distinguishing word) any of several related plants. plumbago1597 Among herbalists: spotted persicaria, Persicaria maculosa, so called from the dark blotches on the leaves. Obsolete. redshank1597 In singular and (esp. in early use) plural. Originally English regional (chiefly northern) and Scottish. Any of several species of persicaria… snake-weed1597 The plant bistort, Polygonum bistorta. dragonwort1656 The Snakeweed, Polygonum Bistorta. rare. smartweed1787 Any of several bitter-tasting plants included or formerly included in the genus Polygonum (family Polygonaceae); esp. water pepper, Persicaria hydro… patience dock1796 English regional (northern). The plant bistort, Polygonum bistorta. Cf. passions, n., passion dock, n., patient dock n. at patient, adj. n.compoun… red-legs1820 In plural and singular. British regional. Either of two persicarias that characteristically have reddish stems, bistort (Persicaria bistorta), and… passion dock1828 The plant bistort, Polygonum bistorta. Cf. passions, n., patience dock, n. 1. smartgrass1837 = smartweed, n. mud knotweed1845 amphibious bistort, Persicaria amphibia. jointweed1866 Popular name of different weeds having conspicuously jointed stems. In U.S., Polygonum articulatum. tear-thumb1866 two species of Polygonum native to North America (and Asia), the halberd-leaved tear-thumb, P. arifolium, and the arrow-leaved, P. sagittatum; so… pinch-weed1883 spotted persicaria, Persicaria maculosa (cf. quot. 1869 at Virgin Mary, n. compounds). knotweed1884 Name for various species of Polygonum. sachaline1901 A large perennial knotweed, Polygonum sachalinense, of the family Polygonaceæ, native to Japan and bearing clusters of small greenish flowers and… |
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