Meaning Of The Word Bistort

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bistort in American English
any of several perennial northern and alpine plants (genus Polygonum) of the buckwheat family, whose twisted roots furnish an astringent
noun: a European plant, Polygonum bistorta, of the buckwheat family, having a twisted root, which is sometimes used as an astringent

bistort in British English
noun: a Eurasian polygonaceous plant, Polygonum bistorta, having leaf stipules fused to form a tube around the stem and a spike of small pink flowers

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