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PolygonumPolygonaceous Pol`y*go*na"ceous, a. [See Polygonum.] (Bot.)
Of or pertaining to a natural order of apetalous plants
(Polygonace[ae]), of which the knotweeds (species of
Polygonum) are the type, and which includes also the docks
(Rumex), the buckwheat, rhubarb, sea grape (Coccoloba),
and several other genera. Polygonum
Polygonum Po*lyg"o*num, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a kind of plant;
poly`s many + go`ny 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.
Polygonum articulatumJointweed Joint"weed`, n. (Bot.)
A slender, nearly leafless, American herb (Polygonum
articulatum), with jointed spikes of small flowers. Polygonum aviculareKnotgrass Knot"grass`, n. (Bot.)
(a) a common weed with jointed stems (Polygonum aviculare);
knotweed.
(b) The dog grass. See under Dog.
Note: An infusion of Polygonum aviculare was once supposed
to have the effect of stopping the growth of an animal,
and hence it was called, as by Shakespeare, ``hindering
knotgrass.'
We want a boy extremely for this function, Kept
under for a year with milk and knotgrass. --Beau.
& Fl. Polygonum aviculareKnotgrass Knot"grass`, n. (Bot.)
(a) a common weed with jointed stems (Polygonum aviculare);
knotweed.
(b) The dog grass. See under Dog.
Note: An infusion of Polygonum aviculare was once supposed
to have the effect of stopping the growth of an animal,
and hence it was called, as by Shakespeare, ``hindering
knotgrass.'
We want a boy extremely for this function, Kept
under for a year with milk and knotgrass. --Beau.
& Fl. Polygonum aviculare Goose grass. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Galium (G. Aparine), a
favorite food of geese; -- called also catchweed and
cleavers.
(b) A species of knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare).
(c) The annual spear grass (Poa annua).
Goose neck, anything, as a rod of iron or a pipe, curved
like the neck of a goose; specially (Naut.), an iron hook
connecting a spar with a mast.
Goose quill, a large feather or quill of a goose; also, a
pen made from it.
Goose skin. See Goose flesh, above.
Goose tongue (Bot.), a composite plant (Achillea
ptarmica), growing wild in the British islands.
Sea goose. (Zo["o]l.) See Phalarope.
Solan goose. (Zo["o]l.) See Gannet. Polygonum BistortaSnakeweed Snake"weed`, n. (Bot.)
(a) A kind of knotweed (Polygonum Bistorta).
(b) The Virginia snakeroot. See Snakeroot. Polygonum bistortaAdderwort Ad"der*wort`, n. (Bot.)
The common bistort or snakeweed (Polygonum bistorta). Polygonum HydropiperLakeweed Lake"weed`, n. (Bot.)
The water pepper (Polygonum Hydropiper), an aquatic plant
of Europe and North America. Polygonum HydropiperHydropiper Hy"dro*pi`per, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + L.
piper a pepper.] (Bot.)
A species (Polygonum Hydropiper) of knotweed with acrid
foliage; water pepper; smartweed. Polygonum HydropiperCulrage Cul"rage (k?l"r?j), n. [OE. culrage, culrache; prob.
fr. F. cul the buttok + F. & E. rage; F. curage.] (Bot.)
Smartweed (Polygonum Hydropiper).
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