"hypericum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hypericums [plural]
Etymology: From the genus name, translingual Hypericum, itself from Latin hypericum, from Ancient Greek ὑπερικόν (huperikón), from ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + ἐρείκη (ereíkē, “heath”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mul|Hypericum}} translingual Hypericum, {{der|en|la|hypericum}} Latin hypericum, {{der|en|grc|ὑπερικόν}} Ancient Greek ὑπερικόν (huperikón) Head templates: {{en-noun}} hypericum (plural hypericums)
  1. (botany) Any of many flowering plants of the genus Hypericum, St. John's worts.

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