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Webster 1913 Edition
Solomon
Sol′o-mon
,Noun.
One of the kings of Israel, noted for his superior wisdom and magnificent reign; hence, a very wise man.
– Solˊo-mon′ic
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, Adj.
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
. Polygonatum biflorum
and Polygonatum 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.