WOOD BETONY


Meaning of WOOD BETONY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈbe-tə-nē ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English betone, from Anglo-French betoine, from Latin vettonica, betonica, from Vettones, an ancient people inhabiting the Iberian Peninsula

Date: 1747

: a lousewort ( Pedicularis canadensis ) of eastern North America with yellow or reddish flowers in bracted spikes

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