ALL meanings of betony
bet·o·ny
B b - noun betony a Eurasian plant, Stachys (or Betonica) officinalis, with a spike of reddish-purple flowers, formerly used in medicine and dyeing: family Lamiaceae (labiates) 3
- noun betony any of several related plants of the genus Stachys 3
- noun betony any of a genus (Stachys) of plants of the mint family, having spikes of white, yellow, or lavender flowers and formerly used in medicine 3
- noun betony wood betony 3
- noun plural betony a plant, Stachys (formerly Betonica) officinalis, of the mint family, having hairy leaves and dense spikes of purple flowers, formerly used in medicine and dyeing. 1
- noun plural betony any of various similar plants, especially of the genus Pedicularis. 1