different between bistort vs dragonwort

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.

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Further reading

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

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• bittors

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Wikispecies

Etymology

From dragon +? wort. Compare Middle English dragaunce, dragunce, dragance, dragans (“dragonwort”), from Old French dragonce, dragance, from Medieval Latin draguncia, dragancia (“dragonwort”), disfigured from the plural of dracontium (“dragonwort”), from Ancient Greek ?????????? (drakóntion, “dragonwort”).

Noun

dragonwort (plural dragonworts)

1. A perennial herb of Europe and Asia, Bistorta officinalis (syns. Persicaria bistorta, Polygonum bistorta), formerly used as an astringent.
2. A perennial herb of Greece and the Balkans, Dracunculus vulgaris.

Synonyms

• (Persicaria bistorta): adderwort, bistort, Easter giant, patience dock, red legs, snakeweed, sweet dock

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