polygonies
/pəˈlɪɡəniz/
noun
- Plural of polygony; a type of plant in the buckwheat family, also called knotweed or smartweed.
- Some polygonies are considered weeds, while others are grown as ornamentals.
- The herbalist collected polygonies for their medicinal properties.
- The field was overgrown with polygonies, their small pink flowers swaying in the breeze.