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Definition of Bistort
1. n. An herbaceous plant of the genus Polygonum, section Bistorta; snakeweed; adderwort. Its root is used in medicine as an astringent.
Definition of Bistort
1. Noun. Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus ''Polygonum'', having spikes of pink flowers ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bistort
1. a perennial herb with roots used as astringents [n -S]
Medical Definition of Bistort
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Bistort
Literary usage of Bistort
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Familiar Wild Flowers by Frederick Edward Hulme (1902)
"The bistort should be sought for in moist meadows and by the sides of lakes, ...
The rootstock of the bistort is large and twisted, perennial in duration, ..."
2. A Contribution to Our Knowledge of Seedlings by John Lubbock (1896)
"... bistort a, x 8. at the margins, and, like the cotyledons, glabrous with
pubescent petioles. ... bistort ..."
3. Manual of Classical Literature by Johann Joachim Eschenburg (1854)
"bistort OF GREEK LITERATURE. Eustathius the celebrated commentator upon Homer (cf.
§ 115). .... bistort ..."
4. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"is in The fact that one is not dealing with literal bistort» complicate« the
question of the nomadic or semi-nomadic life of the Israelite ancestors. ..."
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