bet·o·ny (b t n- )n. pl. bet·o·nies 1. Any of several plants of the widespread genus Stachys in the mint family, especially S. officinalis, native chiefly to Europe and having spikes of usually reddish-purple flowers. It was once popular in herbal medicine. Also called woundwort. 2. The lousewort. [Middle English, from Old French betoine, from Medieval Latin bet  nia, both from Latin vettnica, probably from Vettns, an ancient Iberian tribe.] |
betony [ˈbɛtənɪ]
n pl -nies
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a Eurasian plant, Stachys (or Betonica) officinalis, with a spike of reddish-purple flowers, formerly used in medicine and dyeing: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several related plants of the genus Stachys
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)
wood betony a North American scrophulariaceous plant, Pedicularis canadensis See also lousewort
[from Old French betoine, from Latin betonica, variant of vettonica, probably named after the Vettones, an ancient Iberian tribe]
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