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■ noun a plant of a genus that includes knotgrass and bistort. [Genus Polygonum .]
Origin
mod. L., from Gk polu- 'many' + gonu 'knee, joint' (because of the plant's swollen joints).
[ pə'lɪg(ə)nəm ]
■ noun a plant of a genus that includes knotgrass and bistort. [Genus Polygonum .]
Origin
mod. L., from Gk polu- 'many' + gonu 'knee, joint' (because of the plant's swollen joints).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004