COMMON ST JOHN'S WORT

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Meaning:

Deciduous bushy Eurasian shrub with golden yellow flowers and reddish-purple fruits from which a soothing salve is made in Spain

Synonyms:

common St John's wort; Hypericum androsaemum; tutsan

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("common St John'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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