persicaria

From Latin persicarius (“a peach tree”). See peach.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɜː.sɪˈkɛəɹi.ə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpɝ.səˈkɛɹi.ə/
• Rhymes: -ɛəɹi.ə

persicaria (plural persicarias)

1. (botany) lady's thumb
   • 1857, Catherine Parr Strickland Traill, The Canadian Settler's Guide, page 208:

     […] and the arrow-shaped leaves of the blue spiked pondwort and rosy flowers of the persicaria, form a beautiful sight on hot sunny days.

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