Definition of HYPERICUM

hypericum

Plural: hypericums

Noun

  • large almost cosmopolitan genus of evergreen or deciduous shrubs and herbs with often showy yellow flowers; cosmopolitan except tropical lowlands and Arctic or high altitudes and desert regions
  • Any of many flowering plants of the genus Hypericum, St. John's worts.

Origin / Etymology

From the genus name, translingual Hypericum, itself from Latin hypericum, from Ancient Greek ὑπερικόν (huperikón), from ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + ἐρείκη (ereíkē, “heath”).

Synonyms

genus Hypericum

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