bistorte
French, noun/bis.tɔʁt/
bistorte is spelled B-I-S-T-O-R-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 62 million words in written French, the 247,574th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bistorte is a French feminine noun meaning “bistort” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Plante prairiale du genre des renouées; le nom scientifique de la renouée bistorte est Bistorta officinalis”.
What does bistorte mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebistort
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Plante prairiale du genre des renouées; le nom scientifique de la renouée bistorte est Bistorta officinalis.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bistorte
- bistortes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bistorte?
- /bis.tɔʁt/
- \bis.tɔʁt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bistorte in French?
bistorte appears about once in every 62 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).