polygonum

See also: Polygonum

English

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek a kind of plant; πολύς (polús, “many, much”) + γωνία (gōnía, “corner, angle”). So called in allusion to the numerous joints

Noun

polygonum (plural polygonums)

  1. (botany) Any of many plants, of the family Polygonaceae, embracing a large number of species, including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc.

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /po.lyˈɡoː.num/, [pɔ.lʏˈɡoː.nũ]

Noun

polygōnum n (genitive polygōnī); second declension

  1. (mathematics) polygon

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative polygōnum polygōna
Genitive polygōnī polygōnōrum
Dative polygōnō polygōnīs
Accusative polygōnum polygōna
Ablative polygōnō polygōnīs
Vocative polygōnum polygōna

References
  • polygonum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • polygonum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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