betony noun.
['bɛtǝni] ME.[Old & mod. French bétoine from popular Latin var. of Latin betonica from Vettonica (Pliny), perh. from name of an Iberian tribe.]1. A purple-flowered labiate plant,
Stachys officinalis.
ME.2. Any of various similar plants.
ME.Paul's betony,
water betony, etc.
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