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Solomon's seal

Solomon's seal noun: any flowering plant of the genus Polygonatum, especially Polygonatuym multiflorum.

solomon's seal: any flowering plant of the genus Polygonatum, especially Polygonatuym multiflorum
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Noun

Solomon's seal (plural Solomon's seals)

  1. Any flowering plant of the genus Polygonatum, especially Polygonatuym multiflorum.
    • Then, when the anemones went, came a few stray periwinkles and Solomon's Seal, and all the bird-cherries blossomed in a burst.1898, Elizabeth von Arnim, Elizabeth and her German Garden, Vintage, published 2017, page 6
  2. A mystic symbol in the form of a hexagram (or, less often, an octagram).

Forms of Solomon's seal

pluralSolomon's seals

Origin of Solomon's seal

From genitive form of Solomon (king of ancient Israel) + seal, translating Medieval Latin sigillum Solomōnis.

Words formed from Solomon's seal

  • angular Solomon's seal
  • common Solomon's seal
  • downy Solomon's seal Polygonatum pubescens)
  • dwarf Solomon's seal
  • Eurasian Solomon's seal
  • false Solomon's seal
  • fragrant Solomon's seal
  • giant Solomon's seal
  • great Solomon's seal
  • hairy Solomon's seal Polygonatum pubescens)
  • native Solomon's seal
  • scented Solomon's seal
  • small Solomon's seal
  • smooth Solomon's seal
  • two-leaved Solomon's seal
  • whorled Solomon's seal

Questions about Solomon's seal

What does Solomon's seal mean?
Solomon's seal means any flowering plant of the genus Polygonatum, especially Polygonatuym multiflorum.
What part of speech is Solomon's seal?
Solomon's seal is a noun.
What is the plural of Solomon's seal?
The plural of Solomon's seal is Solomon's seals.

Words near Solomon's seal in the dictionary

  1. Solomon Islanders
  2. Solomon Islands
  3. Solomon Sea
  4. Solomon syndrome
  5. Solomon's knot
  6. Solomon's seal
  7. Solomon's seals
  8. Solomon's syndrome
  9. solomonamide
  10. solomonamides
  11. solomonar

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