hypericum

See also: Hypericum

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)

  1. (botany) Any of many flowering plants of the genus Hypericum, St. John's worts.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.