hypericum

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/haɪˈpɛrɪkəm/


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hypericum /haɪˈpɛrɪkəm/ n
  1. any herbaceous plant or shrub of the temperate genus Hypericum: family Hypericaceae
    See rose of Sharon, Saint John's wort
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek hupereikon, from hyper- + ereikē heath
'hypericum' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
rose of Sharon - Saint John's wort - tutsan - bush broom - Klamath weed - St.-John's-wort

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