Memidex - Saint-John's-wort
Definition:
any of numerous plants of the genus Hypericum having yellow flowers and transparently dotted leaves; traditionally gathered on Saint John's eve to ward off evil
Class:
plant noun
Plural:
Saint-John's-worts
Type of:
subshrub » shrub » woody plant » vascular plant » plant » organism » living thing
Member of:
Hypericum » Guttiferae » Parietales » Dilleniidae » Dicotyledones » Angiospermae » Spermatophyta » Plantae
Original source:
Examples:
common Saint-John's-wort | creeping Saint-John's-wort | great Saint-John's-wort | klammath weed | low Saint-Andrew's-cross | marsh Saint-John's-wort | orange grass | Saint-Andrews's-cross | Saint-Peter's-wort | shrubby Saint-John's-wort
Synonyms:
St-John's-wort | St. John's wort | St.-John's-wort | Saint John's wort
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