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| bis·tort [ bís tàwrt ] |
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medicinal plant: a plant with an S-shaped underground stem rhizome. Flowers: bright pink, in spikes. Use: formerly, in medicine. Native to: Europe, Asia. Latin name Polygonum bistorta.
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| [Early 16th century. Directly or via French< assumed medieval Latin bistorta< Latin bis "twice" + torta, feminine past participle of torquere "twist"] |
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