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Webster 1913 Edition
Polygonum
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Po-lyg′o-num
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] a kind of plant;
πολύσ
many + γόνυ
the knee, a joint of a plant. So called in allusion to the numerous joints.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants embracing a large number of species, including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc.
Webster 1828 Edition
Polygonum
POLYG'ONUM
Definition 2024
Polygonum
Polygonum
See also: polygonum
Translingual
Proper noun
Polygonum n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae – including the various knotweeds, smartweeds, and bistort.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Polygonaceae - family; Polygonoideae - subfamily; Polygoneae - tribe; Polygoninae - subtribe
Hypernyms
- (genus): See
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English
Noun
polygonum (plural polygonums)
- (botany) Any of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae, embracing a large number of species, including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /po.lyˈɡoː.num/, [pɔ.lʏˈɡoː.nũ]
Noun
polygōnum n (genitive polygōnī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | polygōnum | polygōna |
| genitive | polygōnī | polygōnōrum |
| dative | polygōnō | polygōnīs |
| accusative | polygōnum | polygōna |
| ablative | polygōnō | polygōnīs |
| vocative | polygōnum | polygōna |
References
- polygonum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “polygonum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.