bistort

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UK/ˈbɪs.tɔːt/US/ˈbɪs.tɔɹt/

noun

Any of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having spikes of pink flowers.

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Meanings

nounbistort (countable and uncountable, plural bistorts)

plural bistorts

  1. countableuncountableAny of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having spikes of pink flowers.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dragonworteaster giant

Origin

  1. Latinbistorta
  2. Englishbistort

From Latin bistorta, from bis (“twice”) and torta (“twisted”), in reference to its twisting roots.

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Translations

Bulgarian кървавиче
  • кървавиче (kărvaviče)any of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having spikes of pink flowers
Finnish konnantatar
  • konnantatarany of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having spikes of pink flowers
French bistorte
  • bistorteany of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having spikes of pink flowers
Hungarian keserűfű
  • keserűfűany of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having spikes of pink flowers
Italian bistorta
  • bistortaany of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having spikes of pink flowers
Polish rdest
  • rdestany of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having spikes of pink flowers
Turkish kurtpençesi
  • kurtpençesiany of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having spikes of pink flowers
Welsh canwraidd
  • canwraiddany of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having spikes of pink flowers
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APA

bistort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bistort

MLA

“bistort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bistort. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bistort,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bistort.

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