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Webster 1913 Edition

Hypericum

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Hy-per′i-cum

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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

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