Polygonum

See also: polygonum

Translingual edit

Polygonum aviculare (common knotgrass)

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek πολύγονον (polúgonon, “knotweed”) from πολύς (polús, “many”) + γόνυ (gónu, “knee”) (though γόνος (gónos, “offspring”) has been suggested- the "knots" in "knotweed" are enlarged joints like knees, and it's certainly a prolific weed, so either derivation is plausible).

Proper noun edit

Polygonum n

A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae – including the various knotweeds, smartweeds, and bistort.

Usage notes edit

Sensu lato has frequently included the genera now in the tribe Persicarieae as sections, that is Persicaria, Bistorta, Cephalophilon and Koenigia (which last has also been delimited as Rubrivena and Aconogonon).

Hypernyms edit

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Polygonaceae - family; Polygonoideae - subfamily; Polygoneae - tribe; Polygoninae - subtribe

Hyponyms edit

(genus): Polygonum aviculare (common knotgrass) - type species; for other species see Polygonum on WikipediaWikipedia and Polygonum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Coordinate terms edit

(genus in Polygoneae): Atraphaxis, Duma, Fallopia, Knorringia, Muehlenbeckia, Reynoutria - genera

References edit

Hyam, R., Pankhurst, R.J. (1995) Plants and their names : a concise dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN p. 404.
Coombes, Allen J. (1994) Dictionary of Plant Names, London: Hamlyn Books, →ISBN p. 148.
Martinius, Matthias (1655) Lexicon Philologicum præcipue etymologicum et sacrum (in Latin), T. M. Goetzenius. Polygonum.
Costea, Mihai, Tardif, François J., Hinds, Harold R. (1982 onwards) “Polygonum”, in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, editor, Flora of North America (online)‎^[1], eFloras.org
Polygonum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Polygonum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Polygonum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Polygonum at The Plant List