betony
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English betayny, betanie, from Medieval Latin betōnia (possibly through Old French), from Latin betōnica or ve(t)tōnica, from Vettones, a people in Lusitania. Compare French bétoine.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]betony (countable and uncountable, plural betonies)
- Any plant of the genus Stachys.
- Stachys officinalis (syn. Betonica officinalis, an herb used in traditional European medicine.
- (Canada, US) Any plant of the genus Pedicularis (louseworts).
Synonyms
[edit]- (Stachys): heal-all, self-heal, woundwort, lamb's ears, hedgenettle
- (Stachys officinalis): purple betony, bishopwort, wild hop, bishop's wort, common hedgenettle, lousewort, wood betony
- (Pedicularis): lousewort, wood betony
Translations
[edit]plant of the genus Stachys — see woundwort
Stachys officinalis
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plant of the genus Pedicularis — see lousewort
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- en:Broomrape family plants
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