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wood betony en · NOUN

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1. (uncountable, usually) Any member of the species Betonica officinalis (syn. Stachys officinalis), of North Africa and temperate Europe and Asia.
2. (uncountable, usually) Any member of the species Pedicularis canadensis of perennial herb, which are partial parasites of roots and have been used in traditional medicine, found in most of North America east of the Rockies.

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