POLYGONUM
\pˌɒlɪɡˈɒnəm], \pˌɒlɪɡˈɒnəm], \p_ˌɒ_l_ɪ_ɡ_ˈɒ_n_ə_m]\
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A plant genus of the family POLYGONACEAE, order Polygonales, subclass Caryophyllidae.
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po-lig'o-num, n. a kind of plant with many joints, as the bistort, knotweed, &c.--n.pl. POLYGON[=A]'CEÆ, an order of apetalous plants, mostly herbs--the buckwheat family. [Gr. polys, many, gonu, a knee.]
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