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St. John's wort

/sən(t)ˈd͡ʒɒnz wɜːt/US/seɪnt ˈd͡ʒɑnz wɝt/

St. John's wort noun: any of several plants, of the genus Hypericum, especially Hypericum perforatum, that have yellow flowers and traditionally ward off evil.

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Noun

St. John's wort (usually uncountable, plural St. John's worts)

  1. (usually) Any of several plants, of the genus Hypericum, especially Hypericum perforatum, that have yellow flowers and traditionally ward off evil.
    • that hearbe we call S. John][1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion song 13 p. 218http://poly-olbion.exeter.ac.uk/the-text/full-text/song-13/
    • It is also necessary to watch cattle so that they may not graze in any place where the Elle-people have been. If any animal goes to a place where the Elle-people have spit or done what is worse, it is attacked by some grievous disease, which can only be cured by giving it a handful of St. John's...1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 140
  2. (usually) The plant prepared as a medication.

St. John's wort meaning in Arabic

St. John's wort in Arabic

any plant of the genus Hypericum
حَشِيشَة الْقَلْب ḥašīša al-qalb, دَاذِيّ dāḏiyy

Synonyms of St. John's wort

Forms of St. John's wort

pluralSt. John's worts
alternative formSt John's wort
alternative formSaint John's wort

Questions about St. John's wort

What does St. John's wort mean?
St. John's wort means any of several plants, of the genus Hypericum, especially Hypericum perforatum, that have yellow flowers and traditionally ward off evil.
What is St. John's wort in Arabic?
St. John's wort in Arabic is حَشِيشَة الْقَلْب (ḥašīša al-qalb), دَاذِيّ (dāḏiyy). See St. John's wort meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is St. John's wort?
St. John's wort is a noun.
How do you pronounce St. John's wort?
St. John's wort is pronounced /seɪnt ˈd͡ʒɑnz wɝt/ (US).
What is the plural of St. John's wort?
The plural of St. John's wort is St. John's worts.

Words near St. John's wort in the dictionary

  1. St. John's
  2. St. John's bread
  3. St. John's Day
  4. St. John's Wood vestal
  5. St. John's Wood vestals
  6. St. John's wort
  7. St. John's worts
  8. St. Johns
  9. St. Johns County
  10. St. Johns River
  11. St. Johnsbury

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