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St John's wort

St John's wort is the alternative form of St. John's wort.

Meaning of St. John's wort

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/
  2. (usually) The plant prepared as a medication.

Forms of St John's wort

pluralSt John's worts

Questions about St John's wort

What is St John's wort the alternative form of?
St John's wort is the alternative form of St. John's wort.

Words near St John's wort in the dictionary

  1. St John's bread
  2. St John's Chapel
  3. St John's in the Vale
  4. St John's Town of Dalry
  5. St John's Wood
  6. St John's wort
  7. St John's worts
  8. St John's, Castlerigg and Wythburn
  9. St Johns
  10. St Johns Park
  11. St Johns Wood

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