Jump To:

• Solomon's seal
  Solomon's seal

  noun

  a mystic or talismanic symbol in the form of an interlaced outline of either a five-pointed or six-pointed star.
• Solomon's-seal
  Solomon's-seal

  noun

  any of several plants belonging to the genus Polygonatum, of the lily family, having a thick rootstock bearing seallike scars, greenish-yellow flowers, and red or blue berries.

Solomon's seal

¹ American  

noun

1. a mystic or talismanic symbol in the form of an interlaced outline of either a five-pointed or six-pointed star.

---

Solomon's-seal ² American  

[sol-uh-muhnz-seel] / ˈsɒl ə mənzˌsil /

noun

1. any of several plants belonging to the genus Polygonatum, of the lily family, having a thick rootstock bearing seallike scars, greenish-yellow flowers, and red or blue berries.

---

Solomon's seal British  

noun

1. another name for Star of David

2. 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

---

Etymology

Origin of Solomon's seal¹

First recorded in 1535–45

Origin of Solomon's-seal²

1535–45; translation of Medieval Latin sigillum Solomōnis

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Solomon's seal Solomon's-seal

It’s no surprise that Solomon’s seal is in the asparagus family, as its shoots taste somewhat similar to that spring standard.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 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

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

Solomon’s seal and bloodroot were 90 cents per pound.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2017

Solomon’s seal had dark blue berries in a neat row where the flowers had hung under the leaves.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen

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

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

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