Hypericum

[hai'perikәm]

Definition

(noun.) large almost cosmopolitan genus of evergreen or deciduous shrubs and herbs with often showy yellow flowers; cosmopolitan except tropical lowlands and Arctic or high altitudes and desert regions.

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Definition

(n.) A genus of plants, generally with dotted leaves and yellow flowers; -- called also St. John's-wort.

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Definition

n. a large genus of plants of which St John's wort is a typical species.

Typist: Theodore