Bistorta

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin bi (“two, twice”) + tortus ("twisted"), alluding to the rhizomes of some species. === Proper noun === Bistorta f A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae – bistorts, various flowering plants. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Polygonaceae – family; Polygonoideae - subfamily; Persicarieae - tribe; Koenigiinae - subtribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Bistorta officinalis (common bistort) - type species; Bistorta vivipara - selected other species === References === Bistorta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Bistorta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Bistorta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Bistorta at National Center for Biotechnology Information Bistorta at Plants of the World Online