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French
Etymology
mille (“thousand”) + pertuis (“hole”), a reference to the leaves' appearance.
Pronunciation
Noun
millepertuis m (plural millepertuis)
- St. John's wort (Hypericum L.)
- Synonym: (dated) hypéricon
- Hypernym: hypéricacées
- Hyponyms: millepertuis nummulaire, millepertuis perforé
- Synonym of millepertuis perforé (“St. John's wort”) (Hypericum perforatum)
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