Bistorta

See also: bistorta

Translingual

Bistorta officinalis, European bistort

Etymology

From Latin bi (“two, twice”) + tortus ("twisted"), alluding to the rhizomes of some species.

Proper noun

Bistorta f

A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae – bistorts, various flowering plants.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Polygonaceae - family; Polygonoideae - subfamily; Persicarieae - tribe; Koenigiinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Bistorta officinalis (common bistort) - type species; Bistorta vivipara - selected other species

References

Bistorta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bistorta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Bistorta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Bistorta at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Bistorta at Plants of the World Online

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