St.-John's-wort

[ seynt-jonz-wurt, -wawrt ]

noun
  1. any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Hypericum, having yellow flowers and transparently dotted leaves.

Origin of St.-John's-wort

1
First recorded in 1745–55; so named because gathered on St. John's Eve to ward off evil

Words Nearby St.-John's-wort

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