hypericum

/ haɪˈpɛrɪkəm /

noun

See rose of Sharon, Saint John's wort
any herbaceous plant or shrub of the temperate genus Hypericum : family Hypericaceae See rose of Sharon Saint John's wort

C16: via Latin from Greek hupereikon, from hyper- + ereikē heath

No less than four species of the genus (Hypericum) come within the province of the present chapter.

Triadelphous (three brotherhoods), when the filaments are united in three sets or clusters, as in most species of Hypericum.

A closely related plant is Hypericum androsæmum, known as Tutsan, said to mean toute saine, as curing all hurts.

Another Hypericum is likewise found in lately cleared places.

Hypericum ellipticum (elliptical-leaved St. John's-wort), common.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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