单词 | bistort |
释义 | bistortn. 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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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