red shank

British  

noun

1. Also called: persicaria.   lady's-thumb.  an annual polygonaceous plant, Polygonum persicaria , of N temperate regions, having red stems, narrow leaves, and oblong spikes of pink flowers

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Example Sentences

The dye was made by digging up red shank and wild indigo roots which were boiled.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Florida Narratives by Work Projects Administration

I got up an' ran like a red shank t' McShane's house.

From My Lady of the Chimney Corner by Irvine, Alexander