betony

B3E1T1O1N1Y4
/ˈbɛtəni/

noun

Any plant of the genus Stachys.

Similar
purple betonybishopwortwild hopbishop's wortcommon hedgenettlelousewortwood betonyheal-all
OriginMiddle English betayny ← Medieval Latin betōnia ← Latin betōnica →
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Meanings

nounbetony (countable and uncountable, plural betonies)

plural betonies · alternative vetony · alternative bettony

  1. countableuncountableAny plant of the genus Stachys.
    1. countableuncountableStachys officinalis (syn. Betonica officinalis, an herb used in traditional European medicine.

      Synonyms: purple betony, bishopwort, wild hop, bishop's wort, common hedgenettle, lousewort, wood betony

  2. CanadaUScountableuncountableAny plant of the genus Pedicularis (louseworts).

    Synonyms: lousewort, wood betony

Synonyms & antonyms

nounStachys officinalis (syn. Betonica officinalis, an herb used in traditional European medicine.

Similar
purple betonybishopwortwild hopbishop's wortcommon hedgenettlelousewortwood betony

nounAny plant of the genus Pedicularis (louseworts).

Similar
lousewortwood betony

Stachys

Similar
heal-allself-healwoundwortlamb's earshedgenettle

Origin

  1. Latinbetōnica
  2. Medieval Latinbetōnia
  3. Middle Englishbetayny
  4. Englishbetony

From Middle English betayny, betanie, from Medieval Latin betōnia (possibly through Old French), from Latin betōnica or ve(t)tōnica, from Vettones, a people in Lusitania. Compare French bétoine.

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Translations

Arabic قَسْطَرَان
  • قَسْطَرَان (qasṭarān)Stachys officinalis
Bulgarian ранилист
  • ранилист (ranilist)Stachys officinalis
Catalan betònica
  • betònicaStachys officinalis
Chinese Mandarin 藥水蘇 /药水苏
  • 藥水蘇 /药水苏 (yàoshuǐsū)Stachys officinalis
Czech bukvice, bukvice lékařská
  • bukviceStachys officinalis
  • bukvice lékařskáStachys officinalis
Danish lægebetonie, læge-betonie
  • lægebetonieStachys officinalis
  • læge-betonieStachys officinalis
  • lægegaltetandStachys officinalis
Dutch betonie
  • betonieStachys officinalis
Estonian harilik tõnnike
  • harilik tõnnikeStachys officinalis
Finnish rohtopähkämö
  • rohtopähkämöStachys officinalis
French bétoine, épiaire
  • bétoineStachys officinalis
  • épiaireStachys officinalis
German Betonie, Heilziest
  • BetonieStachys officinalis
  • HeilziestStachys officinalis
  • GliedkrautStachys officinalis
  • ZiestStachys officinalis
  • ZiestkrautStachys officinalis
Hungarian tisztesfû, orvosi tisztesfû
  • tisztesfûStachys officinalis
  • orvosi tisztesfûStachys officinalis
Italian betonica
  • betonicaStachys officinalis
Latin serrātula
  • serrātulaStachys officinalis
Persian بطونیکا
  • بطونیکا (betunikâ)Stachys officinalis
Polish bukwica, bukwica zwyczajna
  • bukwicaStachys officinalis
  • bukwica zwyczajnaStachys officinalis
Romanian vindecea, betonică
  • vindeceaStachys officinalis
  • betonicăStachys officinalis
Russian бу́квица
  • бу́квица (búkvica)Stachys officinalis
Slovak bukvica, bukvica lekárska
  • bukvicaStachys officinalis
  • bukvica lekárskaStachys officinalis
Spanish betónica
  • betónicaStachys officinalis
Swedish läkebetonika, humlesuga
  • läkebetonikaStachys officinalis
  • humlesugaStachys officinalis
Turkish kestere, küstere
  • kestereStachys officinalis
  • küstereStachys officinalis
Ukrainian бу́квиця
  • бу́квиця (búkvycja)Stachys officinalis
Welsh cribau San Ffraid, danhogen y coed
  • cribau San FfraidStachys officinalis
  • danhogen y coedStachys officinalis
Cite this entry
APA

betony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betony

MLA

“betony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betony. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “betony,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betony.

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