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polygonum
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- any polygonaceous plant of the genus Polygonum, having stems with knotlike joints and spikes of small white, green, or pink flowers See also knotgrass bistort prince's feather
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Origin of polygonum1
C18: New Latin, from Greek polugonon knotgrass, from polu- poly- + -gonon, from gonu knee
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But San Francisco biotech firm Tinctorium believes it has the answer: genetically engineering bacteria to mirror the way the Japanese indigo plant, Polygonum Tinctorium, makes and holds its colour.
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Polygonum coccineum was the most prominent plant in the pond edge association.
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An herbaceous plant of the genus Polygonum, section Bistorta; snakeweed; adderwort.
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Polygonum.—A large family, varying much in character, often weedy, but of easy culture in ordinary soil.
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In varieties of Poa, Polygonum, Allium, Gagea, etc., this phenomenon is constant in plants growing in damp situations.
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