polygonum
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
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Etymology
From translingual Polygonum, from Ancient Greek πολύγονον (polúgonon, “knotweed”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + γόνυ (gónu, “knee”), so called in allusion to the numerous joints, or neuter of πολύγονος (polúgonos, “prolific”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + γόνος (gónos, “offspring”). If the former of those two hypotheses is true, then the word would be related to polygon (from γωνία (gōnía, “corner, angle”), a derivative of γόνυ (gónu)).
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Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
polygonums (plural)
polygona (plural)