St John's wort meaning

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St John's wort (noun): 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.

Definition of St John's wort

  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

    Type of: subshrub

    Kinds: common St John's wort, great St John's wort, creeping St John's wort, orange grass, St Andrews's cross, low St Andrew's cross, klammath weed, shrubby St John's wort, St Peter's wort, marsh St-John's wort

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