St. John's wort en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /sən(t)ˈd͡ʒɒnz wɜːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- sānt jŏnz wûrt (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /seɪnt ˈd͡ʒɑnz wɝt/ (General-American)
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Any of several plants, of the genus Hypericum, especially Hypericum perforatum, that have yellow flowers and traditionally ward off evil.
Peony would keep away any kind of storms. Mugwort hung over doorways on Midsummer's Day, June 24, would keep off lightning, as St. John's-Wort would if gathered before sunrise on that day.
1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 258:It is also necessary to watch cattle so that they may not graze in any place where the Elle-people have been. If any animal goes to a place where the Elle-people have spit or done what is worse, it is attacked by some grievous disease, which can only be cured by giving it a handful of St. John's wort, which was pulled at twelve o'clock on St. John's night.
1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 140:Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.
2013 March 14, David S. Senchina, “Athletics and Herbal Supplements”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, archived from the original on 16 May 2013, page 134:that hearbe we call S. John]
[1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion song 13 p. 218http://poly-olbion.exeter.ac.uk/the-text/full-text/song-13/
- (uncountable, usually) The plant prepared as a medication.
Forms
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| St John's wort | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Saint John's wort | alternative | lexicographic | |
| St. John's worts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
John's wort · springwort · common St. John's wort
Translations (49)
it iperico (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · ro sunătoare (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · sh pljȕskavica (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · pl dziurawiec zwyczajny (Hypericum perforatum) · fo pirikum (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · cy eurinllys (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · ca pericó (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · sq makth (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · ja セント・ジョーンズ・ワート (Hypericum perforatum) · lv asinszāles (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · cs třezalka (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · es hierba de San Juan (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · gd lus Chaluim Chille (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · grc ὑπέρεικος (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · fi mäkikuisma (Hypericum perforatum) · sv johannesört (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · ca herba de Sant Joan (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · el υπερικό (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · mk кантарио́н (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · grc ἀνδρόσαιμον (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · ja 西洋弟切草 (Hypericum perforatum) · fr millepertuis (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · pl dziurawiec (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · myv урмавкс (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · pl ziele świętojańskie (Hypericum perforatum) · fi kuisma (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · el βάλσαμο (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · et naistepuna (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · ru зверобо́й (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · mk тантур (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · pt erva-de-são-joão (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · de Johanniskraut (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · nl hertshooi (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · sh gospina trava (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · ar دَاذِيّ (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · ko 고추나물 (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · hu orbáncfű (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · es hipérico (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · pl kotwica (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · la ascyron (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · ga luibh Eoin Baiste (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · uk звіробі́й (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · sq makth i egër (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · cmn 金絲桃 /金丝桃 (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · ar حَشِيشَة الْقَلْب (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · grc ἄσκυρον (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · pt hipericão (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · no johannesurt (any plant of the genus Hypericum) · ota یاره اوتی (any plant of the genus Hypericum)