See also: polygonum

Translingual

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Polygonum aviculare (common knotgrass)

Etymology

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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

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Polygonum n

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

Usage notes

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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).

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References

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  • 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