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hypericum

hy·per·i·cum [ hī pérrikəm ] (plural hy·per·i·cum or hy·per·i·cums)


noun 
Definition:
 
herbaceous plant: a herbaceous plant such as St. John's wort that grows in temperate regions in many cultivated forms. Genus Hypericum.

[15th century. Via Latin < Greek hupereikon< huper- (see hyper-) + ereikē "heath, heather"]
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