polygonum

British  

/ pəˈlɪɡənəm /

noun

1. any polygonaceous plant of the genus Polygonum, having stems with knotlike joints and spikes of small white, green, or pink flowers See also knotgrass bistort prince's feather

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Etymology

Origin of polygonum

C18: New Latin, from Greek polugonon knotgrass, from polu- _poly- + -gonon, from gonu knee

Example Sentences

Again we came upon wide fields of polygonum, and tracks of open forest with large lagoons.

From Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia by Mitchell, Thomas

It consists chiefly of mud flats, covered with polygonum bushes, box timber, and a few salsolaceous plants, of inferior quality.

From Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia by Wills, William John

They have watercourses and polygonum flats bordered with box trees, but we met with no holes fit to hold a supply of water.

From Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia by Wills, William John

In the afternoon, the wind blowing keenly from the west-south-west, we encamped amongst some polygonum bushes near the river after travelling 10 1/4 miles.

From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 by Mitchell, Thomas

A considerable quantity of saltbush of various kinds around the lake and on the flats, with some polygonum on the flooded flats; innumerable pigeons.

From McKinlay's Journal of Exploration in the Interior of Australia by McKinlay, John