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Found 1 definition: polygonum.

Pos: Noun

[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun polygonum has 1 senses

polygonum(n = noun.plant) genus polygonum - diverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north temperate regions;
is a kind of dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus
is a member of buckwheat family, family polygonaceae, polygonaceae

[CIDE DICTIONARY]

polygonum, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a kind of plant; poly`s many + go`ny the knee, a joint of a plant. So called in allusion to the numerous joints.].

A genus of plants embracing a large number of species, including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc. [1913 Webster]

[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

polygonum, n. any plant of the genus Polygonum, with small bell-shaped flowers. Also called KNOTGRASS, KNOTWEED.

Etymology:
mod.L f. Gk polugonon