Definition of Bistort. Meaning of Bistort. Synonyms of Bistort

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Definition of Bistort

Bistort
Bistort Bis"tort, n. [L. bis + tortus, p. p. of torquere to twist: cf. F. bistorte.] (Bot.) An herbaceous plant of the genus Polygonum, section Bistorta; snakeweed; adderwort. Its root is used in medicine as an astringent.

Meaning of Bistort from wikipedia

- Bistort is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Bistorta, a genus recognized by some sources including the species: Bistorta bistortoides...
- officinalis (synonym Persicaria bistorta), known as bistort, common bistort, European bistort, or meadow bistort, is a species of flowering plant in the dock...
- Bistorta bistortoides (American bistort, western bistort, smokeweed, mountain meadow knotweed, mountain buckwheat or mountain meadow buckwheat) is a perennial...
- the knotweed and buckwheat family Polygonaceae, commonly known as alpine bistort. Scientific synonyms include Bistorta vivipara and Polygonum viviparum...
- amplexicaulis Polygonum bistorta – bistort → Bistorta officinalis Polygonum bistortoides Pursh – American bistort, western bistort, smokeweed or mountain meadow...
- affinis (synonyms Polygonum affine, Persicaria affinis), the Himalayan bistort, fleece flower, or knotweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family...
- Bistorta manshuriensis (Hangul: 범꼬리), Asian bistort, is an unresolved name for a proposed flowering plant species in the buckwheat family Polygonaceae...
- Bistorta amplexicaulis (synonym Persicaria amplexicaulis), the red bistort or mountain fleece, is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family...
- Osmunda regalis (royal fern) Persicaria amplexicaulis (red bistort) Persicaria bistorta (bistort) Pinguicula (butterworts) Primula pulverulenta (candelabra...
- including longroot smartweed, water knotweed, water smartweed, and amphibious bistort. It is native to much of North America, Asia, Europe, and parts of Africa...