Associations to the word «Polygonum»

Wiktionary

POLYGONUM, noun. (botany) Any of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae, embracing a large number of species, including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc.
POLYGONUM, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae   — including the various knotweeds, smartweeds, and bistort.

Dictionary definition

POLYGONUM, noun. Diverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north temperate regions.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats