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Webster 1913 Edition
Hypericum
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Hy-per′i-cum
,Noun.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK]; [GREEK] under, among + [GREEK], [GREEK], heath, heather.]
(Bot.)
A genus of plants, generally with dotted leaves and yellow flowers; – called also
St. John’s-wort
. Definition 2024
Hypericum
Hypericum
See also: hypericum
Translingual
Proper noun
Hypericum n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hypericaceae – of nearly worldwide distribution, including Saint John's wort.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I, COM clade - clades; Malpighiales - order; Hypericaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Hypericum perforatum - type species
- Hypericum sect. Adenosepalum, Hypericum sect. Adenotrias, Hypericum sect. Androsaemum, Hypericum sect. Arthrophyllum, Hypericum sect. Ascyreia, Hypericum sect. Brathys, Hypericum sect. Bupleuroides, Hypericum sect. Campylopus, Hypericum sect. Campylosporus, Hypericum sect. Concinna, Hypericum sect. Coridium, Hypericum sect. Crossophyllum, Hypericum sect. Drosocarpium, Hypericum sect. Elodeoida, Hypericum sect. Elodes, Hypericum sect. Graveolentia, Hypericum sect. Heterophylla, Hypericum sect. Hirtella, Hypericum sect. Humifusoideum, Hypericum sect. Hypericum, Hypericum sect. Inodora, Hypericum sect. Monanthema, Hypericum sect. Myriandra, Hypericum sect. Oligostema, Hypericum sect. Olympia, Hypericum sect. Origanifolia, Hypericum sect. Psorophytum, Hypericum sect. Roscyna, Hypericum sect. Sampsonia, Hypericum sect. Taeniocarpium, Hypericum sect. Takasagoya, Hypericum sect. Thasia, Hypericum sect. Triadenioides, Hypericum sect. Trigynobrathys, Hypericum sect. Umbraculoides, Hypericum sect. Webbia - sections
hypericum
hypericum
See also: Hypericum
English
Noun
Wikispecies hypericum (plural hypericums)
- (botany) Any of many flowering plants of the genus Hypericum, the St John's worts.