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MARSH ST-JOHN'S WORT

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

MARSH ST-JOHN'S WORT (noun)
  The noun MARSH ST-JOHN'S WORT has 1 sense:

1. perennial marsh herb with pink to mauve flowers; southeastern United Statesplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


MARSH ST-JOHN'S WORT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Perennial marsh herb with pink to mauve flowers; southeastern United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Hypericum virginianum; marsh St-John's wort

Hypernyms ("marsh 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)


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