Definition of Jointweed

1. n. A slender, nearly leafless, American herb (Polygonum articulatum), with jointed spikes of small flowers.

Definition of Jointweed

1. Noun. Any member of the genus ''Polygonella'' of knotweeds and smartweeds. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Jointweed

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Medical Definition of Jointweed

1. A slender, nearly leafless, American herb (Polygonum articulatum), with jointed spikes of small flowers. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jointweed

joints of free lower limb
joints of free superior limb
joints of free upper limb
joints of hand
joints of pectoral girdle
joints of superior limb girdle
jointure
jointured
jointureless
jointures
jointuress
jointuresses
jointuring
jointweed (current term)
jointweeds
jointworm
jointworms
joist
joisted
joisting
joistless
joistlike
joists
jojoba
jojoba ester
jojoba esters
jojobas

Literary usage of Jointweed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Foot-path Way by Bradford Torrey (1892)
"Six of these — mallow, cinque-foil, aster, cone-flower, fall dandelion, and jointweed — were noticed only at Nahant; and it is further to be said that the ..."

2. Plant Names, Scientific and Popular, Including in the Case of Each Plant the by Albert Brown Lyons (1900)
"S. (a) P. it rt ion hi ta (L.) Meisn., Coast jointweed, is called also Sand-grass. 1641. POLYGONUM, L. Knotweed, eta Polygonaceae. ..."

3. A Preliminary Catalogue of the Flora of New Jersey by Nathaniel Lord Britton (1881)
"P. articulata, L. jointweed. Common on the sands of the Yellow Drift, and on the sea-shore. Fagopyrum, Tourn BUCKWHEAT. ..."

4. Report (1904)
"Ammophila, Cakile, the beach pea, Triglochin, Potentilla Anserina, L., Juncus Balticus littoralis, Eng., jointweed-leaved spurge, belong to both. ..."

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