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Solomon's seal

  1. a mystical symbol in the form of a six-pointed star

  2. Etymology: transl. of ModL sigillum Salomonis: so called prob. from starlike markings on the rootstock

    any of a genus (Polygonatum) of perennial plants of the lily family, with broad, waxy leaves, drooping, greenish flowers, and blue or black berries

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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