Definition of Bistorta. Meaning of Bistorta. Synonyms of Bistorta

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Definition of Bistorta

Bistorta
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 Bistorta from wikipedia

- Bistorta officinalis (synonym Persicaria bistorta), known as bistort, common bistort, European bistort, or meadow bistort, is a species of flowering plant...
- Greene Bistorta vivipara (L.) Delarbre Bistorta abukumensis Bistorta affinis Bistorta amplexicaulis Bistorta bistortoides Bistorta macrophylla Bistorta vivipara...
- Bistorta amplexicaulis (synonym Persicaria amplexicaulis), the red bistort or mountain fleece, is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family...
- Bistorta vivipara (synonym Persicaria vivipara) is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the knotweed and buckwheat family Polygonaceae, commonly known...
- are listed below. Polygonum amplexicaule → Bistorta amplexicaulis Polygonum bistorta – bistort → Bistorta officinalis Polygonum bistortoides Pursh – American...
- Bistorta vacciniifolia, the whortleberry-leaved knotweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, native to Tibet and the Himalaya...
- Bistorta affinis (synonyms Polygonum affine, Persicaria affinis), the Himalayan bistort, fleece flower, or knotweed, is a species of flowering plant in...
- may refer to: Bistorta, a genus recognized by some sources including the species: Bistorta bistortoides, native to North America Bistorta officinalis (Persicaria...
- Camissoniopsis bistorta is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common names southern suncup and California suncup...
- Bistorta bistortoides (American bistort, western bistort, smokeweed, mountain meadow knotweed, mountain buckwheat or mountain meadow buckwheat) is a perennial...