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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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