See Also: polygonum(medicine)
polygonum(dictionary)

palatinate (oh) and polygonum (medicine)


palatinate (oh)



in the past, an area which was controlled by someone who represented the ruler

polygonum (medicine)


polygonum
<botany> A genus of plants embracing a large number of species, including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc.

Origin: NL, fr. Gr. A kind of plant; many + the knee, a joint of a plant. So called in allusion to the numerous joints.

Source: Websters Dictionary