St. John's wort
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of St. John's wort
First recorded in 1745–55; so named because it was traditionally gathered on St. John's Eve to ward off evil
Example Sentences
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I also tested aloe vera, St. John’s wort, rose hips, comfrey, all of these things are very acid.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2022
Q: I used St. John’s wort tincture daily for moderate depression for several years when I lived in Minnesota.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2021
Chicory, St. John’s wort, thimbleberries and other plants and herbs grow wild on the property.
From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2021
Ingredient apps like Think Dirty help aficionados weigh the difference between mugwort and St. John’s wort.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 9, 2018
The fallow fields were entirely covered with the yellow blossoms of the golden rod, or St. John's wort, and beautiful asters, mostly with small white or purple flowers.
From Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII by Maximilian, Alexander Philipp
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