betony

[bet-n-ee]

bet·o·ny

[bet-n-ee]
noun, plural bet·o·nies.
1.
a plant, Stachys (formerly Betonica) officinalis, of the mint family, having hairy leaves and dense spikes of purple flowers, formerly used in medicine and dyeing.
2.
any of various similar plants, especially of the genus Pedicularis.

Origin:
before 1000; late Middle English; Middle English betayny, betanie < Medieval Latin betōnia, re-formation of Latin betōnica (Pliny), in earlier readings vettōnica (herba) Vettonic (herb) (Vettōn(ēs) an Iberian tribe + -ica, feminine of -icus -ic); compare Middle English beteyne, betoyne (< AF), Old English bet(t)onice (< L)
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betony (ˈbɛtənɪ)
 
n , pl -nies
1.  a Eurasian plant, Stachys (or Betonica) officinalis, with a spike of reddish-purple flowers, formerly used in medicine and dyeing: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
2.  any of several related plants of the genus Stachys
3.  wood betony See also lousewort a North American scrophulariaceous plant, Pedicularis canadensis
 
[C14: from Old French betoine, from Latin betonica, variant of vettonica, probably named after the Vettones, an ancient Iberian tribe]

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