polygonum

See also Polygonum

English

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek a kind of plant; many + the knee, a joint of a plant. So called in allusion to the numerous joints

Noun

polygonum (plural polygonums)

1. (botany) Any of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae, embracing a large number of species, including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc.

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Latin

Noun

polygōnum (genitive polygōnī); n, second declension

1. (mathematics) polygon

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	polygōnum	polygōna
genitive	polygōnī	polygōnōrum
dative	polygōnō	polygōnīs
accusative	polygōnum	polygōna
ablative	polygōnō	polygōnīs
vocative	polygōnum	polygōna