释义 |
saint-john's-wort \(|) ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun Usage: usually capitalized S&J Etymology: after St. John the Baptist: from its being gathered on St. John's eve to be used to ward off evil spirits and as a medicinal herb : a plant of the genus Hypericum — see hypericism, klamath weed |