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betony
[ bet-n-ee ]
noun
- a plant, Stachys (formerly Betonica ) officinalis, of the mint family, having hairy leaves and dense spikes of purple flowers, formerly used in medicine and dyeing.
- any of various similar plants, especially of the genus Pedicularis.
betony
/ ˈbɛtənɪ /
noun
- a Eurasian plant, Stachys (or Betonica ) officinalis , with a spike of reddish-purple flowers, formerly used in medicine and dyeing: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
- any of several related plants of the genus Stachys
- See lousewortwood betonywood betony a North American scrophulariaceous plant, Pedicularis canadensis See also lousewort
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Example Sentences
Make injections of a decoction of origane mugwort, dog's mercury, betony, and eggs; inject into the womb with a female syringe.
If she be of full habit of body open a vein, after preparing her with syrup of betony, calamint, hyssop and feverfew.
First came a liquor made with betony, "for the sake of those who could not accustom themselves to the bitter taste of coffee."
Betony is a herb belonging to the mint family, and its root was formerly employed in medicine as an emetic or purgative.
After a time, when the corn is ripening, the herb betony flowers on the mounds under the oaks.
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