lady's thumb


lady's thumb

noun

Definition of LADY'S THUMB

: a widely distributed weedy annual herb (Polygonum persicaria) of the buckwheat family that has large lanceolate leaves often with a blackish blotch suggesting a thumbprint

First Known Use of LADY'S THUMB

1837

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