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Solomon's seal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From genitive form of Solomon (king of ancient Israel) + seal, translating Medieval Latin sigillum Solomōnis.

Meanings

  1. Any flowering plant of the genus Polygonatum, especially Polygonatuym multiflorum.
    • Then, when the anemones went, came a few stray periwinkles and Solomon's Seal, and all the bird-cherries blossomed in a burst. 1898, Elizabeth von Arnim, Elizabeth and her German Garden, Vintage, published 2017, page 6:
  2. A mystic symbol in the form of a hexagram (or, less often, an octagram).

Forms

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Deriveds

common Solomon's seal · whorled Solomon's seal · false Solomon's seal · giant Solomon's seal · downy Solomon's seal Polygonatum pubescens) · angular Solomon's seal · small Solomon's seal · hairy Solomon's seal Polygonatum pubescens) · Eurasian Solomon's seal · fragrant Solomon's seal · dwarf Solomon's seal · smooth Solomon's seal · native Solomon's seal · two-leaved Solomon's seal · great Solomon's seal · scented Solomon's seal

Relateds

Seal of Solomon

Translations (10)

ga áglus (plant of genus Polygonatum) · fr sceau de Salomon (plant of genus Polygonatum) · tr mührüsüleyman (plant of genus Polygonatum) · de Weißwurz (plant of genus Polygonatum) · bg момкова сълза (plant of genus Polygonatum) · pl kokoryczka (plant of genus Polygonatum) · fi kalliokielo (plant of genus Polygonatum) · ca segell de Salomó (plant of genus Polygonatum) · grc πολυγόνατον (plant of genus Polygonatum) · de Salomonissiegel (plant of genus Polygonatum)

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