"polygonum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: polygonums [plural], polygona [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Polygonum, from the neuter of Ancient Greek πολύγωνος (polúgōnos, “polygonal”), from πολυ- (polu-, “many, much”) + γωνία (gōnía, “corner, angle”), so called in allusion to the numerous joints. Doublet of polygon. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mul|Polygonum}} translingual Polygonum, {{der|en|grc|πολύγωνος|t=polygonal}} Ancient Greek πολύγωνος (polúgōnos, “polygonal”), {{m|grc|πολυ-||many, much}} πολυ- (polu-, “many, much”), {{m|grc|γωνία||corner, angle}} γωνία (gōnía, “corner, angle”), {{doublet|en|polygon}} Doublet of polygon Head templates: {{en-noun|+|polygona}} polygonum (plural polygonums or polygona)
  1. (botany) Any of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae, embracing a large number of species, including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc. Categories (topical): Botany Categories (lifeform): Buckwheat family plants Translations (any plant in the genus Polygonum): драсён (drasjón) [masculine] (Belarusian), truskavec [masculine] (Czech), Vogelknöteriche (German), dërdest (Kashubian), rūgtis (Lithuanian), rdest (Polish), dvornik [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), гірчак (hirčak) (Ukrainian)

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