different between bistort vs distort

English

Etymology

Latin bistorta, from bis (“twice”) and torta (“twisted”), in reference to its twisting roots.

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.

Translations

Further reading

• Persicaria bistorta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bistorta officinalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Bistorta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• bistort at USDA Plants database (Polygonum)

Anagrams

• bittors

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin distortum, past participle of distorque? (“to twist, torture, distort”)

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /d?s?t??t/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d?s?t??t/
• Rhymes: -??(?)t

Verb

distort (third-person singular simple present distorts, present participle distorting, simple past and past participle distorted)

1. (transitive) To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
2. (intransitive, ergative) To become misshapen.
3. (transitive) To give a false or misleading account of

   In their articles, journalists sometimes distort the truth.

Synonyms

• (to bring something out of shape): deform

Derived terms

• distorter

Related terms

• distorted (adjective)
• distortion

Translations

Adjective

distort (comparative more distort, superlative most distort)

1. (obsolete) Distorted; misshapen.