St John's wort


Definition: Meaning of, St John's wort in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dʒɒnz /

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  1. any of numerous plants of the genus Hypericum having yellow flowers and transparently dotted leaves; traditionally gathered on St John's eve to ward off evil
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St John's wort used in phrases

  • St John's wort family (noun)
    1. widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber
  • common St John's wort (noun)
    1. deciduous bushy Eurasian shrub with golden yellow flowers and reddish-purple fruits from which a soothing salve is made in Spain
  • creeping St John's wort (noun)
    1. creeping evergreen shrub with bright yellow star-shaped summer flowers; useful as ground cover
  • great St John's wort (noun)
    1. perennial shrub having large star-shaped yellow flowers in narrowly pyramidal cymes
  • shrubby St John's wort (noun)
    1. stiff shrub having oblong entire leaves and dense cymes of yellow flowers
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