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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Bistort \Bis"tort\, n. [L. bis + tortus, p. p. of torquere to twist: cf. F. bistorte.] (Bot.) An herbaceous plant of the genus {Polygonum}, section {Bistorta}; snakeweed; adderwort. Its root is used in medicine as an astringent. | |
