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smart·weed

 (smärt′wēd′)
n.
Any of various plants of the genera Persicaria and Polygonum, having sheathlike stipules and small, densely clustered pink, white, or green flowers.
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smartweed

(ˈsmɑːtˌwiːd)
n
(Plants) any of several perennial aquatic plants of the genus Polygonum. Also called: water pepper
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smart•weed

(ˈsmɑrtˌwid)

n.
any of several weeds belonging to the genus Polygonum, of the buckwheat family, that have a smarting, acrid juice.
[1780–90]
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Stanslas, "Ethnobotanical, phytochemical, pharmacological, and toxicological aspects of Persicaria hydropiper (L.) delarbre," Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol.
(5) Polygodial is a component also of various other plants found throughout the world, including Persicaria hydropiper (water pepper), a popular spice in traditional Japanese cuisine (6) and in the bark of the South American tree Drimys winteri (Winters Bark), used by the British sailor John Winter in the 16th century and later by Captain James Cook and his crew in the South Pacific, to treat scurvy.
releve 1 2 3 4 5 6 Characteristics of Lemno-Thacletum natantis (d.s.) Thacla natans 4 4 4 4 4 4 Characteristics of Littorelletea uniflorae (d.s.) Callitriche palustris r + Characteristics of Lemnetea (d.s.) Lemna turionifera 3 r 3 2 Lemna trisulca Characteristics of Phragmito-Magnocaricetea (d.s.) Glyceria triflora 2 Beckmannia syzigachne Equisetum fluviatile Eleocharis palustris Eleocharis mamillata 1 r Companions Ranunculus sceleratus r Agrostis stolonifera r Persicaria hydropiper r Bidens raidatus Area ([m.sup.2]) 14 4 2 16 2 3 Cover (%) 85 80 80 90 55 95 Average depth (cm) 5 20 12 7 10 15 Soil char.
(Zingiberaceae), leaves of Azadirachta indica, leaves of Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre (Polygonaceae), seeds of Piper nigrum, camphor [obtained from wood of Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J.
Poaceae Kashua 34 Persicaria hydropiper Polygonaceae Bish-katali (L.) Delarbre 35 Pteridium aquilinum Polypodiaceae Dhekia shak 36 Eichhornia crassipes Pontederiaceae Kochuripana (Mart.) Solms 37 Datura metel L.
22 Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Polygonaceae Bishla koruna Delarbre 23 Scoparia dulcis L.
Polygonum hydropiper L.; SYN: Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Opiz; Water Pepper, Marsh Pepper Knotweed; Cattail marsh; Infrequent, but in large colonies; (* #); C = 0; BSUH 11729, 12547.
Es notorio en dicha tabla que se trata de una comunidad presidida de un modo general por Persicaria hydropiper, Cyperus eragrostis y Bidens frondosa, careciendo siempre de Bidens tripartita y con la participacion de diversos xenofitos tipicos de esta clase como, Chenopodium ambrosioides, Aster squamatus, Galinsoga ciliata, Setaria faberi o Panicum dichotomiflorum.
(Family: Liliaceae, local sexual weakness or name: shotomuli) and Persicaria hydropiper impotency to the (L.) Delarbre (Family: Polygonaceae, local Bedes) name: bisholla-koroli) are mixed with a little water and pressed to extract the juice.
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