Solomon

Definition of Solomon

Sol´o`mon

Solomon's seal
(Bot.) a perennial liliaceous plant of the genus Polygonatum, having simple erect or curving stems rising from thick and knotted rootstocks, and with white or greenish nodding flowers. The commonest European species is Polygonatum multiflorum. P. biflorum and P. giganteum are common in the Eastern United States. See Illust. of Rootstock.

False Solomon's seal
(Bot.) any plant of the liliaceous genus Smilacina having small whitish flowers in terminal racemes or panicles.

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