Hypericum

See also: hypericum

Translingual

Hypericum perforatum

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hypericum, from Ancient Greek ὑπερικόν (huperikón), a variant of ὑπέρεικος (hupéreikos), from ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + ἐρείκη (ereíkē, “heath”).

Proper noun

Hypericum n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hypericaceae – of nearly worldwide distribution, including St. John's wort.

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