betony
noun/ˈbɛtəni/
Etymology From Middle English betayny, betanie, from Medieval Latin betōnia (possibly through Old French), from Latin betōnica or ve(t)tōnica, from Vettones, a people in Lusitania. Compare French bétoine.
1
Any plant of the genus Stachys.
2
Stachys officinalis (syn. Betonica officinalis, an herb used in traditional European medicine.
- Synonyms
- heal-all, self-heal, woundwort, lamb's ears, hedgenettle, purple betony, bishopwort, wild hop, bishop's wort, common hedgenettle, lousewort, wood betony