AGRIMONY

agrimonia, agrimony

(noun) a plant of the genus Agrimonia having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

agrimony (plural agrimonies)

Any of several perennial herbaceous plants, of the genus Agrimonia, that have spikes of yellow flowers.

Any of several unrelated plants of a similar appearance.

Anagrams

• myriagon

Source: Wiktionary

Ag"ri*mo*ny, n. Etym: [OE. agremoyne, OF. aigremoine, L. agrimonia for argemonia, fr. Gr. (Bot.) (a) A genus of plants of the Rose family. (b) The name is also given to various other plants; as, hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum); water agrimony (Bidens).

Note: The Agrimonia eupatoria, or common agrimony, a perennial herb with a spike of yellow flowers, was once esteemed as a medical remedy, but is now seldom used.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition