BETONY

Etymology

Noun

betony (countable and uncountable, plural betonies)

Any plant of the genus Stachys.

Stachys officinalis (syn. Betonica officinalis), an herb used in traditional European medicine.

(North America) Any plant of the genus Pedicularis (louseworts).

Synonyms

• (Stachys): heal-all, self-heal, woundwort, lamb's ears, hedgenettle

• (Stachys officinalis): purple betony, bishopwort, wild hop, bishop's wort, common hedgenettle, lousewort, wood betony

• (Pedicularis): lousewort, wood betony

Source: Wiktionary

Bet"o*ny, n.; pl. Betonies. Etym: [OE. betony, betany, F. betoine, fr. L. betonica, vettonica.] (Bot.)

Definition: A plant of the genus Betonica (Linn.).

Note: The purple or wood betony (B. officinalis, Linn.) is common in Europe, being formerly used in medicine, and (according to Loudon) in dyeing wool a yellow color.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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