agrimony

2 definitions found

agrimony - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Agrimony \Ag"ri*mo*ny\, n. [OE. agremoyne, OF. aigremoine, L.
     agrimonia for argemonia, fr. Gr. ?.] (Bot.)
     (a) A genus of plants of the Rose family.
     (b) The name is also given to various other plants; as, hemp
         agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum); water agrimony
         (Bidens).
         [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The Agrimonia eupatoria, or common agrimony, a
           perennial herb with a spike of yellow flowers, was once
           esteemed as a medical remedy, but is now seldom used.
           [1913 Webster]

agrimony - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  agrimony
      n 1: a plant of the genus Agrimonia having spikelike clusters of
           small yellow flowers [syn: agrimonia, agrimony]