betony
/ˈbetənɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- a Eurasian plant of the mint family, which bears spikes of showy purple flowers石蚕。
1.1
- Stachys officinalis, family Labiatae.拉丁名Stachys officinalis,唇形科。
1.2
- used in names of plants that resemble the betony, e.g. water betony用于与石蚕相像的植物名称, 如water betony。
词源
Middle English: from Old French betoine, based on Latin betonica, perhaps from the name of an Iberian tribe.