"bistort" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɪs.tɔːt/ [UK], /ˈbɪs.tɔɹt/ [US] Forms: bistorts [plural]
Etymology: From Latin bistorta, from bis (“twice”) and torta (“twisted”), in reference to its twisting roots. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|bistorta}} Latin bistorta Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Buckwheat family plants Derived forms: common bistort (taxonomic: Bistorta officinalis) Translations (any of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having spikes of pink flowers): кървавиче (kǎrvaviče) [neuter] (Bulgarian), konnantatar (english: Bistorta) (Finnish), bistorte [feminine] (French), keserűfű (Hungarian), bistorta [feminine] (Italian), мэхээр (mexeer) (Mongolian), rdest [masculine] (Polish), canwraidd [feminine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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