hypericum
/ (haɪˈpɛrɪkəm) /
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noun
any herbaceous plant or shrub of the temperate genus Hypericum : family HypericaceaeSee rose of Sharon (def. 1), Saint John's wort
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Word Origin for hypericum
C16: via Latin from Greek hupereikon, from hyper- + ereikē heath
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