Persicaria is a genus of flowering plants in the knotweed family, Polygonaceae. Plants of the genus are known commonly as smartweeds. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring nearly worldwide. The genus was segregated from Polygonum. The genus includes annual and perennial herbs with taproots or fibrous root systems, and sometime...
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• (n.) See Lady`s thumb.
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Persicaria is the botanical name for a group of often invasive perennials, annuals and climbers that are mainly grown for their handsome flowers, which are often in spikes. P. bistorta 'Superba' forms clumps, 24 to 30 inches high, of oval, mid-green leaves and triangular stem leaves. In the summer, dense, cylindrical spikes of tiny, pale pink flowe...
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Per`si·ca'ri·a noun [ New Latin , from Late Latin
persicarius a peach tree. See
Peach .]
(Botany) See
Lady's thumb .
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