See Also: Solomon(medicine)
Solomon(dictionary)
Solomon(dictionary)
Solomon(encyclopedia)
Berson, Solomon(medicine)
Solomon's seal(encyclopedia)
Solomon (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Solomon Islands(encyclopedia)
Solomon Islands, the(dictionary)
Song of Solomon, the(dictionary)

Solomon (iou)



Solomon noun. Orig. Salomon. M16.
[A king of Israel c 970-930 BC, famed for his wisdom and justice.]
A profoundly wise person, a sage. Also (iron.), a would-be clever person, a know-all.
Comb.: Solomon's seal [perh. with ref. to the plant's reputed ability to heal wounds] (a) a woodland plant, Polygonatum multiflorum, of the lily family, which bears drooping tubular white flowers in the axils of broad sessile leaves; (with specifying word) any of several other plants of this genus; (b) false Solomon's seal, any smilacina with similar leaves but flowers in terminal clusters.