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25 words match “POLYGONUM”

SNAKEWEED n.
A kind of knotweed (Polygonum Bistorta).
SWINE n.
young, pig. See Hog. "A great herd of swine." Mark v. 11. Swine grass (Bot.), knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare); -- so called because eaten by swine. -- Swine oat (Bot.), a kind of oat sometimes grown for swine. -- Swine's cress (Bot.), a species of cress of the genus Senebiera (S. Coronopus). -- Swine's head, a dolt…
TEAR-THUMB n.
A name given to several species of plants of the genus Polygonum, having angular stems beset with minute reflexed prickles.
WHITEWORT n.
A kind of Solomon's seal (Polygonum officinale).
WILLOW-WEED n.
Any kind of Polygonum with willowlike foliage.
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