alpine bistort

noun

See under bistort (def. 2).

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Also called snakeweed. a European plant, Polygonum bistorta, of the buckwheat family, having a twisted root, which is sometimes used as an astringent.

any of several related plants, as P. viviparum (alpine bistort).

Origin:
1570–80; < Medieval Latin bistorta twice twisted. See bis¹, tort

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