AGRIMONY

[ag.ri.mo.ny] n, pl -nies [ME, fr. MF & L; MF aigremoine, fr. L agrimonia, MS var. of argemonia, fr. Gk argemone] (14c): any of a genus (Agrimonia and esp. A. eupatoria) of herbs of the rose family having compound leaves, slender spikes of small yellow flowers, and fruits like burs