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Solomon's seal

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Solomon's seal
n.
1. A six-pointed star or hexagram supposed to possess mystical powers.
2. Any of several plants of the genus Polygonatum, having paired, drooping, greenish or yellowish flowers.
Solomon's seal
n
1. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) another name for Star of David
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several liliaceous plants of the genus Polygonatum of N temperate regions, having greenish or yellow paired flowers, long narrow waxy leaves, and a thick underground stem with prominent leaf scars
[translation of Medieval Latin sigillum Solomonis, perhaps referring to the resemblance of the leaf scars to seals]
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Noun1.Solomon's sealSolomon's seal - a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles; an emblem symbolizing Judaism
Magen David, Mogen David, Shield of David, Star of David
allegory, emblem - a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
hexagram - a regular polygon formed by extending each of the sides of a regular hexagon to form two equilateral triangles


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Then, when the anemones went, came a few stray periwinkles and Solomon's Seal, and all the birdcherries blossomed in a burst.
Elizabeth and her German Garden by Von Arnim, Elizabeth View in context
They gave out that he was an angel sent down to wage war on Napoleon, and to get back Solomon's seal, part of their paraphernalia which they pretended our general had stolen.
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