noun
Usage: usually capitalized 1st S
1. : a mystic symbol that consists of two interlaced triangles arranged in a star with six points and often with one triangle dark and one light, is symbolic of the union of soul and body, and has been used as an amulet to guard against fever and other diseases — compare magen david
2.
[so called from the resemblance of the scars on the rootstock to the symbol]
a. : a plant of the genus Polygonatum
b. : any of several plants felt to resemble the Solomon's seal: as
(1) : turquoiseberry 1
(2) : false solomon's seal