Definition
The scientific name for bistort (Persicaria bistorta or Polygonum bistorta); a perennial plant with twisted roots found in temperate regions.
Etymology
From Latin bistorta, the Latinized name meaning 'twice-twisted,' directly from bis (twice) + torta (twisted). This became the genus/species name used in botanical classification.
Kelly Says
The botanical name 'bistorta' is literally just the Latin for 'twisted twice'—Linnaeus and other scientists basically looked at the roots and said 'yep, that's twisted, name it!', proving that science doesn't always need to be complicated!
Translations
ARالعربية
بستورتا
bi-sturt-a
BNবাংলা
বিস্টোর্টা
bi-stor-ta
CACatalà
bistorta
bi-stor-ta
CSČeština
bistorta
bi-stor-ta
DADansk
bistorta
bi-stor-ta
DEDeutsch
Bistorte
bi-stor-tuh
ELΕλληνικά
μπιστόρτα
bis-tor-ta
ESEspañol
bistorta
bi-stor-ta
FAفارسی
بِستُورتا
bi-stu-rota
FISuomi
bistorta
bi-stor-ta
FRFrançais
bistorte
bi-stɔrt
GUGU
બિસ્ટોર્ટા
bi-stor-ta
HEעברית
ב bistorta
bi-stor-ta
HIहिन्दी
बिस्टोर्टा
bi-stor-ta
HUMagyar
bistorta
bi-stor-ta
IDBahasa Indonesia
bistorta
bi-stor-ta
ITItaliano
bistorta
bi-stor-ta
KMKM
បិស្តូរតា
bi-sot-rota
MRMR
बिस्टोर्टा
bi-stor-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
bistorta
bi-stor-ta
MYမြန်မာ
ပြိစတော့
pi-sa-t
NLNederlands
bistorta
bi-stor-ta
NONorsk
bistorta
bi-stor-ta
PLPolski
bistorta
bi-stor-ta
PTPortuguês
bistorta
bi-stor-ta
RORomână
bistorta
bi-stor-ta
RUРусский
бисторта
bi-stor-ta
SVSvenska
bistorta
bi-stor-ta
SWKiswahili
bistorta
bi-stor-ta
TAதமிழ்
பீஸ்டோர்டா
pi-es-to-rut-a
TEతెలుగు
బిస్టోర్తా
bi-stor-ta
TRTürkçe
bistorta
bi-stor-ta
UKУкраїнська
бісторта
bi-stor-ta
URاردو
بستورتا
bi-stor-ta
VITiếng Việt
bistorta
bi-stor-ta
ZH中文
Bistorta
bi-si-tuo-ta