hypericum

See also: Hypericum

English

Etymology

From the genus name, translingual Hypericum, itself from Latin hypericum, from Ancient Greek ὑπερικόν (huperikón), from ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + ἐρείκη (ereíkē, “heath”).

Noun

Wikispecies hypericum (plural hypericums)

1. (botany) Any of many flowering plants of the genus Hypericum, St. John's worts.