HYPERICUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Hypericum mean? 

• HYPERICUM (noun)
  The noun HYPERICUM has 1 sense:

1. large almost cosmopolitan genus of evergreen or deciduous shrubs and herbs with often showy yellow flowers; cosmopolitan except tropical lowlands and Arctic or high altitudes and desert regions

  Familiarity information: HYPERICUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYPERICUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large almost cosmopolitan genus of evergreen or deciduous shrubs and herbs with often showy yellow flowers; cosmopolitan except tropical lowlands and Arctic or high altitudes and desert regions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Hypericum; Hypericum

Hypernyms ("Hypericum" is a kind of...):

dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Meronyms (members of "Hypericum"):

St John's wort (any of numerous plants of the genus Hypericum having yellow flowers and transparently dotted leaves; traditionally gathered on St John's eve to ward off evil)

Holonyms ("Hypericum" is a member of...):

Clusiaceae; family Clusiaceae; family Guttiferae; Guttiferae; St John's wort family (widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber)

 Context examples 

An anthraquinone derivative that is naturally found in the yellow flower of Hypericum perforatum (St. John's wort) with antidepressant, potential antiviral, antineoplastic and immunostimulating activities.

(Hypericin, NCI Thesaurus)

An oil obtained by infusing hypericum flowers into a carrier oil.

(Hypericum Oil, NCI Thesaurus)

A member of the genus Hypericum.

(Hypericum perforatum, NCI Thesaurus)

Therapy based on plant-derived preparations which include the following: Individual herbs - Ginkgo biloba, Hypericum, Garlic, Ginseng, Echinacea, Saw palmetto, Urtica diocia (nettle), Kava kava, Hawthorne, Witch Hazel, Bilberry, Ginger, Aloe vera, Capsicum, Feverfew, Green tea, Tee Tree oil, Licorice root, Yohimbe, Valerian, Bee Pollen, Cat's Claw, Evening Primrose, Dong Quai, Fenugreek, Marshmallow, Psyllium, Turmeric.

(Botanical Therapy, NCI Thesaurus)

Hypericum oil has antiseptic and analgesic properties.

(Hypericum Oil, NCI Thesaurus)