Associations to the word «Persicaria»

Wiktionary

PERSICARIA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae   — the smartweeds or pinkweeds.
PERSICARIA, noun. (botany) lady's thumb
PERSICARIA BISTORTA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Polygonaceae   — the common bistort, native to most of Europe and adjoining parts of Asia.
PERSICARIA PERFOLIATA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Polygonaceae   — Asiatic tearthumb, one of the mile-a-minute vines.

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