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betony

/ˈbɛtəni/

betony noun: any plant of the genus Stachys.

betony: any plant of the genus Stachys
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Noun

betony (countable and uncountable, plural betonies)

  1. Any plant of the genus Stachys.
    1. Stachys officinalis (syn. Betonica officinalis, an herb used in traditional European medicine.
  2. (Canada, US) Any plant of the genus Pedicularis (louseworts).

betony meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Persian

betony in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், தாவரங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

betony in Arabic

Stachys officinalis
قَسْطَرَان qasṭarān

betony in Persian

Stachys officinalis
بطونیکا betunikâ

Synonyms of betony

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All synonyms of betony

Forms of betony

pluralbetonies
alternative formvetony
alternative formbettony

Origin of betony

From Middle English betayny, betanie, from Medieval Latin betōnia (possibly through Old French), from Latin betōnica or ve(t)tōnica, from Vettones, a people in Lusitania. Compare French bétoine.

Phrases with betony

Questions about betony

What does betony mean?
Betony means any plant of the genus Stachys.
What is betony in Tamil?
Betony in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், தாவரங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Betony meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is betony?
Betony is a noun.
How do you pronounce betony?
Betony is pronounced /ˈbɛtəni/.
What is the plural of betony?
The plural of betony is betonies.

Words near betony in the dictionary

  1. betonicolide
  2. betonicoside
  3. betonicosides
  4. betonies
  5. betoning
  6. betony
  7. betook
  8. betop
  9. betoppered
  10. betops
  11. betoqued

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: betony (page history and authors); betony (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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