Bistorta
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See also: bistorta
Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Polygonum_bistorta_1_BOGA.jpg/220px-Polygonum_bistorta_1_BOGA.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From Latin bi (“two, twice”) + tortus ("twisted"), alluding to the rhizomes of some species.
Proper noun
[edit]Bistorta f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae – bistorts, various flowering plants.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Polygonaceae - family; Polygonoideae - subfamily; Persicarieae - tribe; Koenigiinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Bistorta officinalis (common bistort) - type species; Bistorta vivipara - selected other species
References
[edit]Bistorta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bistorta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Bistorta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Bistorta at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Bistorta at Plants of the World Online