another name for Star of David
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
First recorded in 1535–45
1535–45; translation of Medieval Latin sigillum Solomōnis
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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
Then he thought again, offering another suggestion: Try planting it with ostrich fern and giant Solomon’s seal, which hail from the same kind of spots.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
The latter course is especially effective in spring-themed beds, where bulbs pop up between such things as hellebores, epimediums, creeping phlox, foam flowers, Virginia bluebells, Solomon’s seal and ferns.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2020
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
We flavored the soup with hickory salt, and cut a lot of Solomon’s seal tubers into it.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
The fruit of the Liliaceæ may be either a pod, like that of the adder’s-tongue, or a berry, like that of asparagus or Solomon’s-seal.
From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton
At the back of the bank, and stretching away among the trees and underwood, are wide-spreading groups of Solomon's-seal and Wood-rush, joining in with the wild growth of Bracken and Bramble.
From Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur by Jekyll, Gertrude
In shady places the ferns were unfolding in company with Solomon's-seal, wake-robin, the lady's-slipper, and the painted trillium.
From The Side Of The Angels A Novel by King, Basil
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