polygonum
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of polygonum
C18: New Latin, from Greek polugonon knotgrass, from polu- poly- + -gonon, from gonu knee
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We then came to a box forest, where the soil was loose and earthy, similar to polygonum ground; there were in every direction signs of heavy floods and frequent inundations.
From Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia by William John Wills
It is covered with long grass and polygonum; also a few eucalypti scattered over it.
From Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart by John McDouall Stuart
At 8 a.m. started; crossed well-grassed flooded polygonum flats or plains for an hour, crossing Kiradinte in the Careri Creek; then left the creek on the left and passed over a succession of sand ridges.
From McKinlay's Journal of Exploration in the Interior of Australia by John McKinlay
On turning northward, we next entered upon an open plain covered with good grass mixed with verdant polygonum.
From Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia by Thomas Mitchell
The nardoo grows in loose soil, subject to inundation, generally on polygonum flats.
From The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 by Ernest Favenc
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