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ST PETER'S WORT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does St Peter's wort mean?
• ST PETER'S WORT (noun)
The noun ST PETER'S WORT has 1 sense:
1. European perennial St John's wort; Ireland and France to western Siberia
Familiarity information: ST PETER'S WORT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
European perennial St John's wort; Ireland and France to western Siberia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Hypericum maculatum; Hypericum tetrapterum; St Peter's wort
Hypernyms ("St Peter'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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