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bistort
 
SYLLABICATION:bis·tort
PRONUNCIATION:  bstôrt
NOUN:1. A Eurasian perennial herb (Polygonum bistorta) having cylindrical spikes of usually pink flowers and a rhizome used as an astringent in folk medicine. 2. Any of certain related plants of the genus Polygonum.
ETYMOLOGY:French bistorte, from Old French, from Medieval Latin *bistorta : Latin bis, twice; see bis + torta, past participle of torqure, to twist; see torque1.
 
 
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