AGRIMONY


Meaning of AGRIMONY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-grə-ˌmō-nē ]

noun

( plural -nies )

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French egremoine, from Latin agrimonia, manuscript variant of argemonia, from Greek argemōnē

Date: 14th century

: any of a genus ( Agrimonia and especially A. eupatoria ) of herbs of the rose family having compound leaves, slender spikes of small yellow flowers, and fruits like burs

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