agrimony

(ag′rə mō′nē)

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

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

See agrimony in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ag·ri·mo·nies

Any of various perennial herbaceous plants of the genus Agrimonia, having pinnately compound leaves and spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers.
Any of several similar or related plants, such as the hemp agrimony.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French aigremoine

Origin: , from Latin agrimōnia (influenced by Old French aigre, sour)

Origin: , alteration of argemōnia

Origin: , from Greek argemōnē, poppy

Origin: , possibly from argos, white; see arg- in Indo-European roots

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