bistort

[ bis-tawrt ]

/ ˈbɪs tɔrt /

noun

Also called snakeweed. a European plant, Polygonum bistorta, of the buckwheat family, having a twisted root, which is sometimes used as an astringent.

any of several related plants, as P. viviparum(alpine bistort ).

Origin of bistort

First recorded in 1570–80, bistort is from the Medieval Latin word bistorta twice twisted. See bis¹, tort

Words nearby bistort

bist, bistable, bistate, bister, Bisto, bistort, bistoury, bistre, bistro, bisulcate, bisulfate

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Example sentences from the Web for bistort

Adder's-wort, a name of snakeweed or bistort (Polygŏnum Bistorta), from its supposed virtue in curing the bite of serpents.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1|Various
The roots of bistort and tormentil, and bark of pomegranate, equal parts.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
Bistort makes pink islands amid hay grass that waits the scythe.
Lancashire|Leo H. (Leo Hartley) Grindon
From the dried root of bistort or snake-weed (Polygonum Bistorta), by percolation with temperate distilled water.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for bistort

bistort

/ (ˈbɪstɔːt) /

noun

Also called: snakeroot, snakeweed, Easter-ledges a Eurasian polygonaceous plant, Polygonum bistorta, having leaf stipules fused to form a tube around the stem and a spike of small pink flowers

Also called: snakeroot a related plant, Polygonum bistortoides, of W North America, with oval clusters of pink or white flowers

any of several other plants of the genus Polygonum

Word Origin for bistort

C16: from French bistorte, from Latin bis twice + tortus from torquēre to twist

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	bistort
释义	bistort [ bis-tawrt ] / ˈbɪs tɔrt / noun Also called snakeweed. a European plant, Polygonum bistorta, of the buckwheat family, having a twisted root, which is sometimes used as an astringent. any of several related plants, as P. viviparum(alpine bistort ). Origin of bistort First recorded in 1570–80, bistort is from the Medieval Latin word bistorta twice twisted. See bis¹, tort Words nearby bistort bist, bistable, bistate, bister, Bisto, bistort, bistoury, bistre, bistro, bisulcate, bisulfate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bistort Adder's-wort, a name of snakeweed or bistort (Polygŏnum Bistorta), from its supposed virtue in curing the bite of serpents. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1\|Various The roots of bistort and tormentil, and bark of pomegranate, equal parts. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley Bistort makes pink islands amid hay grass that waits the scythe. Lancashire\|Leo H. (Leo Hartley) Grindon From the dried root of bistort or snake-weed (Polygonum Bistorta), by percolation with temperate distilled water. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley British Dictionary definitions for bistort bistort / (ˈbɪstɔːt) / noun Also called: snakeroot, snakeweed, Easter-ledges a Eurasian polygonaceous plant, Polygonum bistorta, having leaf stipules fused to form a tube around the stem and a spike of small pink flowers Also called: snakeroot a related plant, Polygonum bistortoides, of W North America, with oval clusters of pink or white flowers any of several other plants of the genus Polygonum Word Origin for bistort C16: from French bistorte, from Latin bis twice + tortus from torquēre to twist Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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