Definition of Agrimony

1. Noun. A plant of the genus Agrimonia having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers.

Exact synonyms: Agrimonia
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Agrimonia
Specialized synonyms: Agrimonia Eupatoria, Harvest-lice, Agrimonia Procera, Fragrant Agrimony

Definition of Agrimony

1. n. A genus of plants of the Rose family.

Definition of Agrimony

1. Noun. Any of several perennial herbaceous plants, of the genus ''Agrimonia'', that have spikes of yellow flowers ¹

2. Noun. Any of several unrelated plants of a similar appearance ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Agrimony

1. a perennial herb [n -NIES]

Medical Definition of Agrimony

1. A genus of plants of the Rose family. The name is also given to various other plants; as, hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum); water agrimony (Bidens). The Agrimonia eupatoria, or common agrimony, a perennial herb with a spike of yellow flowers, was once esteemed as a medical remedy, but is now seldom used. Origin: OE. Agremoyne, OF. Aigremoine, L. Agrimonia for argemonia, fr. Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Agrimony

agriculturism
agriculturist
agriculturists
agriculturize
agrief
agrifood
agrifoods
agriforest
agriglyph
agriglyphs
agrimation
agrimi
agrimis
agrimonia
agrimonies
agrimony (current term)
agrin
agrinierite
agrins
agriologist
agriologists
agriology
agrion
agriothymia
agriotype
agriotypes
agriproduct
agriproducts
agriscience
agrisciences

Literary usage of Agrimony

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"Naked- headed Hemp-agrimony, with я Wate r • calami n th leaf. 3. ... HL Canada Hemp agrimony ,with Net tie-leaves, and a white Flower. 3. ..."

2. English Botany; Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with Their Essential ...by Sir James Edward Smith, James Sowerby by Sir James Edward Smith, James Sowerby (1798)
"agrimony is common every where in the rough borders of fields and other waste places, flowering in June and July. When rubbed it exhales a peculiar but not ..."

3. Wild flowers by Anne Pratt (1853)
"THOUGH the blossoms of the Hemp agrimony, forming clusters of purplish pink colour, are not showy, yet the plant is conspicuous on river sides by its large ..."

4. Child Welfare in North Carolina by National Child Labor Committee (U.S.), Wiley Hampton Swift (1918)
"Besides the work of the county and home demonstration agents, the Extension Service also carries on work in animal husbandry, dairying, agrimony, ..."

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