agrimonies

Variant of agrimony

agrimony definition

ag·ri·mony (ag′rə mō′nē)

noun pl. agrimonies -·nies

  1. any plant of a genus (Agrimonia) in the rose family, typically having little yellow flowers on spiky stalks and bearing burlike fruits
  2. hemp agrimony

Etymology: ME < OE agrimonia & OFr aigremoine, both < L agrimonia, altered after ager, field (see acre) < argemonia < Gr argemōnē

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