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st.-john's-wort

St.-John's-wort
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [seynt-jonz-wurt, -wawrt]
    • /ˌseɪntˈdʒɒnzˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [seynt-jonz-wurt, -wawrt]
    • /ˌseɪntˈdʒɒnzˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt/

Definition of st.-john's-wort word

  • noun st.-john's-wort any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Hypericum, having yellow flowers and transparently dotted leaves. 1

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Origin of st.-john's-wort

First appearance:

before 1745
One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1745-55; so named because gathered on St. John's Eve to ward off evil

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Parts of speech for St.-john's-wort

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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st.-john's-wort popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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