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bistort

/ˈbɪs.tɔːt/US/ˈbɪs.tɔɹt/

bistort noun: any of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having spikes of pink flowers.

bistort: any of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having...
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Noun

bistort (countable and uncountable, plural bistorts)

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

bistort meaning in Bengali

bistort in Bengali

বেশ কিছু বহুবর্ষজীবী ভেষজ

Forms of bistort

pluralbistorts

Origin of bistort

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

Words formed from bistort

Questions about bistort

What does bistort mean?
Bistort means any of several perennial herbs, classified in genera Bistorta, Persicaria, or Polygonum, having spikes of pink flowers.
What is bistort in Bengali?
Bistort in Bengali is বেশ কিছু বহুবর্ষজীবী ভেষজ. See Bistort meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is bistort?
Bistort is a noun.
How do you pronounce bistort?
Bistort is pronounced /ˈbɪs.tɔːt/ (UK).
What is the plural of bistort?
The plural of bistort is bistorts.

Words near bistort in the dictionary

  1. Biston
  2. Bistonia
  3. Bistonian
  4. Bistonians
  5. Bistons
  6. bistort
  7. bistorts
  8. bistouries
  9. bistoury
  10. Bistra
  11. Bistra Mărului

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bistort (page history and authors); bistort (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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