betonies

Variant of betony

betony definition

beto·ny (bet′'n ē)

noun pl. betonies -·nies

  1. any of a genus (Stachys) of plants of the mint family, having spikes of white, yellow, or lavender flowers and formerly used in medicine
  2. wood betony

Etymology: ME betonike < OE betonice < LL betonica, altered < L vettonica, after the Vettones, an ancient Iberian people

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