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ˈbɛt n ibetony
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betonynoun
A plant of the genus Betonica.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Betonynoun
A plant.
Etymology: betonica, Lat.
The leaves are green, rough, and crenated on the edges: the flowers are disposed in a spike; the upper crest of the flower is advanced, and divided into two segments; the beard, or lower part of the flower, is divided into three, and the middle segment is bifid; each flower is, for the most part, succeeded by four naked seeds. The species are,
1. Common or wood betony.
2. Betony, with a white flower.
3. Greater Danish betony. The first is very common in woods and shady places, and is greatly esteemed as a vulnerary herb. Philip Miller.
Webster Dictionary
Betonynoun
a plant of the genus Betonica (Linn.)
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Betony
bet′on-i, n. a common British labiate plant growing in woods, of great repute in ancient and medieval medicine, used to dye wool yellow. [Fr.—L. betonica, vettonica.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of betony in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of betony in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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