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persicaria

British  
/ ˌpɜːsɪˈkɛərɪə /

noun

  1. another name for red shank

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Asters, caryopteris, Russian sage, chrysanthemums, persicaria and lespedeza all are good candidates for the June chop.

From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2020

But this glow of many tints was a sure sign of approaching autumn; so, too, were the reddened stalks of persicaria, filling the dry ditches by the wayside.

From Two Summers in Guyenne by Barker, Edward Harrison

The leaves of persicaria, also, are often selected by the female newt for the purpose of depositing her eggs.

From Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children by Houghton, W. (William)

And now, finding it here, the fable revived with added truth and conviction, the legend of the persicaria was as true to her as that other of the Lord's resurrection from death.

From Lying Prophets by Phillpotts, Eden

See also a few rose-coloured spikes of the amphibious persicaria.

From Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children by Houghton, W. (William)

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