Nigella Damascena, and to betony, Stachys Betonica.' name='description'> bishop's-wort - definition and meaning

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A name given to the devil-in-a-bush, Nigella Damascena, and to betony, Stachys Betonica.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Bot.) Wood betony (Stachys betonica); also, the plant called fennel flower (Nigella Damascena), or devil-in-a-bush.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun wood betony (Stachys betonica)
  • noun fennel flower or devil-in-a-bush (Nigella damascena)

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