Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Solomon \Sol"o*mon\, n.
   One of the kings of Israel, noted for his superior wisdom and
   magnificent reign; hence, a very wise man. -- {Sol`o*mon"ic},
   a.

   {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.