hypericum
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English
Etymology
From the genus name, translingual Hypericum, itself from Latin hypericum, from Ancient Greek ὑπερικόν (huperikón), from ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + ἐρείκη (ereíkē, “heath”).
Noun
Wikispecies hypericum (plural hypericums)
- (botany) Any of many flowering plants of the genus Hypericum, St. John's worts.