betony

English - Turkish

Definition of betony in English Turkish dictionary

nane familyasından birkaç çeşit bitki

Betonica wood betony kestere

Betonica officinalis

English - English

Definition of betony in English English dictionary

A plant of the genus Betonica

{n} a genus, of plants bitter and stimulant

A plant of the genus Betonica Linn

{i} (Botany) plant of the mint family with purple flowers and native to Europe and Asia (in the past it was used in medicine); any plant that resembles the betony; lousewort

Hyphenation

be·to·ny

Etymology

[ -'be-t&n-E ] (noun.) 1657. Middle English betone, from Old French betoine, from Latin vettonica, betonica, from Vettones, an ancient people inhabiting the Iberian peninsula.