a European perennial Saint John's wort; Ireland and France to western Siberia
plant noun (plants and fungi)
Hypericum maculatum*
(* Hypericum maculatum may be used in a singular or plural context)
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H. maculatum [abbreviation, species] | H. tetrapterum [abbreviation, species] | Hypericum tetrapterum [species] | Saint Peter's wort | Saint-Peter's-wort | St-Peter's-wort | St. Peter's wort | St.-Peter's-wort
Hypericum tetrapterum is a species in the genus Hypericum, in the family Hypericaceae. Its common names include St. Peter's Wort, Peterwort, Square Stemmed St. John's Wort, and Square Stalked St. John's Wort. (32 of 91 words, 1 image)
liquid extract from the ground malt and grain soaked in hot water, the mash, as one of the steps in making beer | any of various plants or herbs. The word is usually used in combination to refer to specific plants, e.g. St. John's wort; however, it ... (46 of 64 words, 2 senses, 1 image, 1 etymology, pronunciation)
any species of the large and widespread herbaceous or shrubby genus Hypericum of the family Hypericaceae (St.-John's-wort family), usually found in ... (21 of 202 words)
any of a large genus (Hypericum of the family Guttiferae, the Saint-John's-wort family) of cosmopolitan herbs and shrubs with showy pentamerous yellow ... (22 of 66 words, 2 senses, 1 etymology, pronunciation)
any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Hypericum, having yellow flowers and transparently dotted leaves. (17 of 23 words, pronunciation)
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