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- Latin · derived frombistorta
- English todaybistort
From Latin bistorta, from bis (“twice”) and torta (“twisted”), in reference to its twisting roots.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
bistort
Today it means: Any of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having spikes of pink flowers. Full definition →
Latin bistorta