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Webster 1913 Edition


Hypericum


Hy-per′i-cum

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Noun.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK]; [GREEK] under, among + [GREEK], [GREEK], heath, heather.]
(Bot.)
A genus of plants, generally with dotted leaves and yellow flowers; – called also
St. John’s-wort
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Definition 2024


Hypericum

hypericum

hypericum

See also: Hypericum

English

Noun

Wikispecies hypericum (plural hypericums)

  1. (botany) Any of many flowering plants of the genus Hypericum, the St John's worts.