bistort

English

Bistorta officinalis

Etymology

From Latin bistorta, from bis (“twice”) and torta (“twisted”), in reference to its twisting roots.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪs.tɔːt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪs.tɔɹt/

Noun

bistort (countable and uncountable, plural bistorts)

1. Any of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having spikes of pink flowers.

Derived terms

• common bistort (Bistorta officinalis)

Translations

any of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having spikes of pink flowers

• Bulgarian: кървавиче n (kǎrvaviče)
• Finnish: konnantatar (fi) (Bistorta)
• French: bistorte (fr) f
• Hungarian: keserűfű (hu)
• Italian: bistorta f
• Mongolian: мэхээр (mn) (mexeer)
• Polish: rdest (pl) m
• Welsh: canwraidd f

Further reading

• Persicaria bistorta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bistorta officinalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Bistorta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• bistort at USDA Plants database (Polygonum)

Anagrams

• bittors