WOOD BETONY


Meaning of WOOD BETONY in English

[wood bet.o.ny] n [ME betone, fr. OF betoine, fr. L vettonica, betonica, fr. Vettones, an ancient people inhabiting the Iberian peninsula] (1657): a lousewort (Pedicularis canadensis) of eastern No. America with yellow or reddish flowers in bracted spikes

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