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Webster 1913 Edition
Betony
Bet′o-ny
,Noun.
pl.
Betonies
. [OE.
betony
, betany
, F. betoine
, fr. L. betonica
, vettonica
.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus
Betonica
(Linn.). ☞ The purple or wood betony (
Betonica officinalis
, Linn.) is common in Europe, being formerly used in medicine, and (according to Loudon) in dyeing wool a yellow color. Webster 1828 Edition
Betony
BET'ONY
,Noun.
Definition 2024
betony
betony
English
betony (Stachys officinalis)
Noun
betony (plural betonies)
- Any plant of the genus Stachys.
- Stachys officinalis, an herb used in traditional European medicine.
- (Canada, US) Any plant of the genus Pedicularis (louseworts).
Synonyms
- (Stachys): heal-all, self-heal, woundwort, lamb's ears, hedgenettle
- (Stachys officinalis): purple betony, bishopwort, wild hop, bishop's wort, common hedgenettle
- (Pedicularis): lousewort, wood betony