Solomon's seal

Sol·o·mon's seal

S0551775 (sŏl′ə-mənz)n.1. A six-pointed star or hexagram supposed to possess mystical powers.2. Any of several woodland plants of the genus Polygonatum, having paired greenish-yellow tubular flowers hanging from the leaf axils.

Solomon's seal

n 1. (Judaism) another name for Star of David 2. (Plants) any of several liliaceous plants of the genus Polygonatum of N temperate regions, having greenish or yellow paired flowers, long narrow waxy leaves, and a thick underground stem with prominent leaf scars [C16: translation of Medieval Latin sigillum Solomonis, perhaps referring to the resemblance of the leaf scars to seals]

Sol′omon's seal′

n. a talismanic symbol in the form of an interlaced outline of either a five-pointed or six-pointed star. [1535–45]

Sol′omon's-seal`

n. any plant of the genus Polygonatum, of the lily family, having a thick rootstock bearing seallike scars, greenish yellow flowers, and red or blue berries. [1535–45]

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Solomon's seal - a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles; an emblem symbolizing JudaismMagen David, Mogen David, Shield of David, Star of Davidallegory, emblem - a visible symbol representing an abstract ideahexagram - a regular polygon formed by extending each of the sides of a regular hexagon to form two equilateral triangles

solomon's seal

Solomon's seal

any of several liliaceous plants of the genus Polygonatum of N temperate regions, having greenish or yellow paired flowers, long narrow waxy leaves, and a thick underground stem with prominent leaf scars

solomon's seal

Drooping, white-yellow-green elliptical oval flowers, hanging in pairs of 2 or 3. Large broad leaves alternating on stem. Young shoots can be boiled and eaten like asparagus. Root is edible after baking in hot sun or boiling in 3 changes of water. Tea made from dried root is used for wasting diseases like tuberculosis, and diabetes, indigestion, lung problems, sleep, rheumatism, laxative, hemorrhoids, bowel problems, arthritis and to slow heavy menstrual flow. Berries not edible.

Solomon’s Seal

any one plant of the genus Polygonatum of the family Liliaceae. Solomon’s seals are perennial herbs with ovate or elliptical leaves and thick horizontal rootstocks. The latter are marked with rounded seal-like scars where the old stems have disappeared. Each leaf axil has one to four bisexual flowers. The tubular perianth is greenish white or sometimes pink. The fruit is a berry. There are more than 30 species (according to other data, as many as 50), distributed primarily in the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. Seventeen species are found in the USSR, among forests (predominantly mixed and deciduous forests), thickets, and meadows. The best-known species are sweet-scented Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum odoratum; formerly P. officinale), with one or two flowers in each axil, and common Solomon’s seal (P. multiflorum), with two to five flowers in each axil. Some species of Solomon’s seal are cultivated as ornamentals.

Solomon's seal

Sol·o·mon's seal

Solomon's seal

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Sol′omon's-seal`

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noun a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles

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