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lady's thumb
noun
Definition of LADY'S THUMB
: a widely distributed weedy annual herb (Polygonum persicaria) of the buckwheat family that has large lanceolate leaves often with a blackish blotch suggesting a thumbprint
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First Known Use of LADY'S THUMB
1837
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