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polygonum en · NOUN

Etymology

From translingual Polygonum, from Ancient Greek πολύγονον (polúgonon, “knotweed”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + γόνυ (gónu, “knee”), so called in allusion to the numerous joints, or neuter of πολύγονος (polúgonos, “prolific”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + γόνος (gónos, “offspring”). If the former of those two hypotheses is true, then the word would be related to polygon (from γωνία (gōnía, “corner, angle”), a derivative of γόνυ (gónu)).

Meanings

1. Any of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae, embracing a large number of species, including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc.
   • Near-synonym: polygony

Forms

Synonyms

polygony

Translations (8)

cs truskavec (any plant in the genus Polygonum) · pl rdest (any plant in the genus Polygonum) · be драсён (any plant in the genus Polygonum) · csb dërdest (any plant in the genus Polygonum) · de Vogelknöteriche (any plant in the genus Polygonum) · lt rūgtis (any plant in the genus Polygonum) · uk гірчак (any plant in the genus Polygonum) · sh dvornik (any plant in the genus Polygonum)