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• Solomon's seal
  Solomon's seal

  noun

  a mystic or talismanic symbol in the form of an interlaced outline of either a five-pointed or six-pointed star.
• Solomon's-seal
  Solomon's-seal

  noun

  any of several plants belonging to the genus Polygonatum, of the lily family, having a thick rootstock bearing seallike scars, greenish-yellow flowers, and red or blue berries.

Solomon's seal

¹ American  

noun

1. a mystic or talismanic symbol in the form of an interlaced outline of either a five-pointed or six-pointed star.

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Solomon's-seal ² American  

[sol-uh-muhnz-seel] / ˈsɒl ə mənzˌsil /

noun

1. any of several plants belonging to the genus Polygonatum, of the lily family, having a thick rootstock bearing seallike scars, greenish-yellow flowers, and red or blue berries.

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Solomon's seal British  

noun

1. another name for Star of David

2. any of several liliaceous plants of the genus Polygonatum of N temperate regions, having greenish or yellow paired flowers, long narrow waxy leaves, and a thick underground stem with prominent leaf scars

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Etymology

Origin of Solomon's seal¹

First recorded in 1535–45

Origin of Solomon's-seal²

1535–45; translation of Medieval Latin sigillum Solomōnis

Example Sentences

The shady bed where astilbes went to die is now filled with resilient hostas, a variety of sturdy ferns and rhizomatous Solomon’s seal.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2023

It’s no surprise that Solomon’s seal is in the asparagus family, as its shoots taste somewhat similar to that spring standard.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2023

While most of small Solomon’s seal is doing just fine in the wild, one of its varieties, Polygonatum biflorum var. melleum, is presumed extinct.

From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2020

These include snowdrops, white chionodoxa, ferns, rohdeas, white flowering Japanese roof irises, white blooming hellebores and Solomon’s seal.

From Washington Post • May 24, 2016

I wanted to dig up the tubers of the Solomon’s seal from a big garden of them on the other side of the gorge.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George