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单词 bistort
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bistortn.

Brit. /ˈbɪstɔːt/, U.S. /ˈbɪstɔrt/
Etymology: ( < French bistorte), < Latin bistorta, < bis twice + torta twisted, feminine past participle.
1. 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 called Snakeweed. See adderwort n.
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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Polygonaceae (dock and allies) > [noun] > bistort and allies
adderwortOE
arsesmarta1300
persicarya1400
persicaria?a1450
polygonya1500
buckwheat1548
polygonum1562
passions1568
bistort1578
oysterloit1578
goat's wheat1597
peachwort1597
plumbago1597
redshank1597
snake-weed1597
dragonwort1656
smartweed1787
patience dock1796
red-legs1820
passion dock1828
smartgrass1837
mud knotweed1845
jointweed1866
tear-thumb1866
pinch-weed1883
knotweed1884
sachaline1901
1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball 21 There be two sortes of Bistorte..the Great Bistorte [and] the Small Bistorte.
1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 44 Bistort is a Plant that has a Root roll'd upon itself.
1872 H. Macmillan True Vine v. 180 The common bistort..is supposed to have bloomed on Calvary, and to have been sprinkled with the drops of blood that fell from Christ's side. Hence the pink stains on its white flower-heads, and the dark blotches on its green leaves.
2. Surgery. = bistoury n.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > surgical instruments > [noun] > knife, lancet, or scalpel
blood iron1401
phlebotomec1425
lancentc1440
lancet1474
phlebotomy1477
lancer1537
fleam1552
racer1570
lancelet1574
lance1575
lance-knife1610
catling1617
incision-knife1617
bistort1655
scalpel1742
bistoury1748
dissector1841
scarificator1879
thumb-lancet1903
1655 N. Culpeper et al. tr. L. Rivière Pract. Physick vi. vii. 143 Open the imposthume with a crooked incision Knife called a Bistort.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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