HYPERICUM

Hypericum, genus Hypericum

(noun) large almost cosmopolitan genus of evergreen or deciduous shrubs and herbs with often showy yellow flowers; cosmopolitan except tropical lowlands and Arctic or high altitudes and desert regions

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hypericum (plural hypericums)

(botany) Any of many flowering plants of the genus Hypericum, the St John's worts.

Source: Wiktionary


Hy*per"i*cum, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of plants, generally with dotted leaves and yellow flowers; -- called also St. John's-wort.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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