hypericum

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noun

Any of many flowering plants of the genus Hypericum, St. John's worts.

Origintranslingual Hypericum ← Latin hypericum ← Ancient Greek ὑπερικόν →
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Meanings

nounhypericum (plural hypericums)

plural hypericums

  1. biologyAny of many flowering plants of the genus Hypericum, St. John's worts.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὑπερικόν
  2. Latinhypericum
  3. translingualHypericum
  4. Englishhypericum

From the genus name, translingual Hypericum, itself from Latin hypericum, from Ancient Greek ὑπερικόν (huperikón), from ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + ἐρείκη (ereíkē, “heath”).

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APA

hypericum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypericum

MLA

“hypericum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypericum. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypericum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypericum.

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