Polygonum

See also: polygonum

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύγονον (polúgonon, “knotweed”) from πολύς (polús, “many”) + γόνυ (gónu, “knee”) (though γόνος (gónos, “offspring”) has been suggested- the "knots" in "knotweed" are enlarged joints like knees, and it's certainly a prolific weed, so either derivation is plausible).

Proper noun

Polygonum n

A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae – including the various knotweeds, smartweeds, and bistort.

Usage notes

Sensu lato has frequently included the genera now in the tribe Persicarieae as sections, that is Persicaria, Bistorta, Cephalophilon and Koenigia (which last has also been delimited as Rubrivena and Aconogonon).

Hypernyms

(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; Polygoneae - tribe; Polygoninae - subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Polygonum aviculare (common knotgrass) - type species; for other species see Polygonum on WikipediaWikipedia and Polygonum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Coordinate terms

(genus in Polygoneae): Atraphaxis, Duma, Fallopia, Knorringia, Muehlenbeckia, Reynoutria - genera

References

Hyam, R., Pankhurst, R.J. (1995) Plants and their names : a concise dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN p. 404.
Coombes, Allen J. (1994) Dictionary of Plant Names, London: Hamlyn Books, →ISBN p. 148.
Martinius, Matthias (1655) Lexicon Philologicum præcipue etymologicum et sacrum (in Latin), T. M. Goetzenius. Polygonum.
Costea, Mihai, Tardif, François J., Hinds, Harold R. (1982 onwards) “Polygonum”, in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, editor, Flora of North America (online)‎^[1], eFloras.org
Polygonum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Polygonum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Polygonum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Polygonum at The Plant List