COMMON ST JOHN'S WORT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does common St John's wort mean? 

• COMMON ST JOHN'S WORT (noun)
  The noun COMMON ST JOHN'S WORT has 1 sense:

1. deciduous bushy Eurasian shrub with golden yellow flowers and reddish-purple fruits from which a soothing salve is made in Spain

  Familiarity information: COMMON ST JOHN'S WORT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMMON ST JOHN'S WORT (noun)

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Meaning:

Deciduous bushy Eurasian shrub with golden yellow flowers and reddish-purple fruits from which a soothing salve is made in Spain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

common St John's wort; Hypericum androsaemum; tutsan

Hypernyms ("common St John's wort" is a kind of...):

St John's wort (any of numerous plants of the genus Hypericum having yellow flowers and transparently dotted leaves; traditionally gathered on St John's eve to ward off evil)