hypericum
hypericum · hypericums
Any of many flowering plants of the genus Hypericum, StAny of many flowering plants of the genus Hypericum, St. John's worts.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of many flowering plants of the genus Hypericum, St. John's worts.
More definitions
- 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
Origin
From the genus name, translingual Hypericum, itself from Latin hypericum, from Ancient GreFrom the genus name, translingual Hypericum, itself from Latin hypericum, from Ancient Greek ὑπερικόν (huperikón), from ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + ἐρείκη (ereíkē, “heath”).
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Forms
plural: hypericums| Singular | hypericum |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:genus Hypericum