| 单词 | saint john's wort |
| 释义 | Saint John's wort in British Englishnoun usually abbreviated to: St John's wort a. any of numerous shrubs or herbaceous plants of the temperate genus Hypericum, such as H. perforatum, having yellow flowers and glandular leaves: family Hypericaceae b. a preparation of this plant often used to treat mild depression See also rose of Sharon (sense 1), tutsanWord origin C15: so named because it was traditionally gathered on Saint John's Eve (June 23) as a protection against evil spiritsSaint-John's-wort in American English (seɪntˈdʒɑnzwɜrt) noun 1. any of a genus (Hypericum) of ornamental plants of the Saint-John's-wort family, with usually yellow flowers and numerous stamens adjective Also written Saint John's wort 2. designating a family (Guttiferae, order Theales) of dicotyledonous trees, shrubs, and plantsused for timber, in drugs, etc. Word origin after Saint John1 + wort2: reason for name uncert. |
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