hypericum

/ haɪˈpɛrɪkəm /

noun

1. any herbaceous plant or shrub of the temperate genus Hypericum : family Hypericaceae See rose of Sharon Saint John's wort

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypericum¹

C16: via Latin from Greek hupereikon, from hyper- + ereikē heath

Example Sentences

No less than four species of the genus (Hypericum) come within the province of the present chapter.

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Triadelphous (three brotherhoods), when the filaments are united in three sets or clusters, as in most species of Hypericum.

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A closely related plant is Hypericum androsæmum, known as Tutsan, said to mean toute saine, as curing all hurts.

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Another Hypericum is likewise found in lately cleared places.

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Hypericum ellipticum (elliptical-leaved St. John's-wort), common.

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