Definitions
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- noun Any of many
flowering plants of the genus Hypericum; theSt John's worts
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Since the publication of the first edition of the Herb Bible, St. John’s wort also known as hypericum has emerged as the herb of choice for depression.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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Since the publication of the first edition of the Herb Bible, St. John’s wort also known as hypericum has emerged as the herb of choice for depression.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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Since the publication of the first edition of the Herb Bible, St. John’s wort also known as hypericum has emerged as the herb of choice for depression.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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Since the publication of the first edition of the Herb Bible, St. John’s wort also known as hypericum has emerged as the herb of choice for depression.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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Most plants made it and a feweven thrived (clematis and hypericum).
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There are shrubs too, like deciduous azaleas, the boxwood, hypericum and heathers.
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The hypericum at the right has finally grown to a size that calls attention to the yellow spring flowers, purplish leaf color and dark berries.
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That species is the hypericum plant, this the ‘Yü Lu’ creeper.
Hung Lou Meng 2003
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The yellow flowers of hypericum, blooming around us, made me gratefully savour our escape from mangrove and pandamus.
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo 2003
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Benefits and risks of the hypericum extract LI 160; drug monitoring study with 3,250 patients.
The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000
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