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Persicaria vs Smartweed - What's the difference?

persicaria | smartweed |

Persicaria is a see also of smartweed.


As nouns the difference between persicaria and smartweed

is that persicaria is (botany) lady's thumb while smartweed is any of more than a dozen species of the genus polygonum .

persicaria

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) lady's thumb
    • (Webster 1913)

    smartweed

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Any of more than a dozen species of the genus Polygonum .

    • Derived terms

    * Bellard's smartweed * bellflower smartweed * bog smartweed * Bunge's smartweed * Carey's smartweed * dotted smartweed * field smartweed * longroot smartweed * Pennsylvania smartweed * pygmy smartweed * stout smartweed * swamp smartweed * tapertip smartweed * water smartweed

    See also

    * (Polygonum) * knotweed * bistort * Persicaria

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