Betony

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of several plants of the widespread genus Stachys in the mint family, especially S. officinalis, native chiefly to Europe and having spikes of usually reddish-purple flowers. It was once popular in herbal medicine. Also called woundwort.
  • n. The lousewort.
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  • n. A plant of the genus Betonica.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A plant of the genus Betonica (Linn.).
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The popular name of Stachys Betonica or Betonica officinalis, a European labiate plant, growing in woods.
    • Word Usage
    "“Bet it is just wintergreen, feverfew, and betony, mixed with something sweet—and now he will make a fortune,” Teddy said, reading the account in the Gazette."
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    mugwort    feverfew    chamomile    southernwood    vervain    Datura    burnet    pignut    wormwood    cohosh   
     
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