wood betony

noun

Any member of the species Betonica officinalis (syn. Stachys officinalis), of North Africa and temperate Europe and Asia.

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Meanings

nounwood betony (usually uncountable, plural wood betonies)

plural wood betonies

  1. uncountableusuallyAny member of the species Betonica officinalis (syn. Stachys officinalis), of North Africa and temperate Europe and Asia.
  2. uncountableusuallyAny 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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APA

wood betony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20betony

MLA

“wood betony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20betony. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wood betony,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20betony.

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