hypericum

Noun
Synonyms: Hypericumgenus Hypericum

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. large almost cosmopolitan genus of evergreen or deciduous shrubs and herbs with often showy yellow flowers; cosmopolitan except tropical lowlands and Arctic or high altitudes and desert regionsSynonyms: Hypericumgenus Hypericum
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Hypericum \Hy*per"i*cum\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, ?; ? under, among + ?, ?, heath, heather.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, generally with dotted leaves and yellow flowers; -- called also St. John's-wort. [1913 Webster]
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