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Meaning of "betony" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BETONY

From Old French betoine, from Latin betonica, variant of vettonica, probably named after the Vettones, an ancient Iberian tribe.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BETONY

betony  [ˈbɛtənɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BETONY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Betony is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BETONY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Betony

Betony is a common name for a plant which may refer to: ▪ Stachys, a genus of plants containing several species commonly known as betony in Europe, especially ▪ Stachys officinalis, a historically important medicinal plant ▪ Pedicularis, a genus of plants containing several species commonly known as betony in North America...

Definition of betony in the English dictionary

The definition of betony in the dictionary is a Eurasian plant, Stachys officinalis, with a spike of reddish-purple flowers, formerly used in medicine and dyeing: family Lamiaceae. Other definition of betony is any of several related plants of the genus Stachys.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BETONY


Anthony
ˈæntənɪ
Antony
ˈæntənɪ
archaeobotany
ˌɑːkɪəʊˈbɒtənɪ
atony
ˈætənɪ
botany
ˈbɒtənɪ
Brittany
ˈbrɪtənɪ
cottony
ˈkɒtənɪ
dittany
ˈdɪtənɪ
ethnobotany
ˌɛθnəʊˈbɒtənɪ
geobotany
ˌdʒiːəʊˈbɒtənɪ
gluttony
ˈɡlʌtənɪ
homotony
hɒmˈɒtənɪ
litany
ˈlɪtənɪ
monotony
məˈnɒtənɪ
neoteny
nɪˈɒtənɪ
palaeobotany
ˌpælɪəʊˈbɒtənɪ
paleobotany
ˌpælɪəʊˈbɒtənɪ
rhatany
ˈrætənɪ
syntony
ˈsɪntənɪ
tetany
ˈtɛtənɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BETONY

bethwack
betide
betime
betimes
betitle
Betjeman
betoil
betoken
beton
betonies
betook
betoss
betray
betray oneself
betrayal
betrayer
betread
betrim
betroth
betrothal

WORDS THAT END LIKE BETONY

agony
balcony
bony
brimstony
ceremony
colony
ebony
felony
harmony
irony
Mark Antony
muttony
pony
stony
symphony
tantony
telephony
testimony
tony
wood betony

Synonyms and antonyms of betony in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «betony» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BETONY

Find out the translation of betony to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of betony from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «betony» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

betony
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

betónica
570 millions of speakers

English

betony
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

betony
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

betony
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

буквицы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

betony
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

betony
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

betony
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Betony
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

betony
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ベトニー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

betony
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Betony
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

betony
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

betony
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भोंगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

betony
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

betonica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

betony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

буквиці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

betony
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

betony
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

betony
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

betony
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

betony
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of betony

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BETONY»

The term «betony» is normally little used and occupies the 113.993 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of betony
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BETONY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «betony» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «betony» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about betony

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BETONY»

Discover the use of betony in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to betony and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Boudoir Bible: The Uninhibited Sex Guide for Today
Although it also covers the basics, "The Boudoir Bible" fills those niches missing from other sex guides nicely, with chapters on rope bondage, restraints of sound and sight, erotic flagellation, and the stimulation of new erogenous zones.
Betony Vernon, 2013
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Fear And Miss Betony
" This book marked the fourth and final appearance of Scotland Yarders Dan Pardoe and Tommy Salt.
Dorothy Bowers, 2005
3
Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs
Encyclopedia of Herbs DESCRIPTION Betony is a perennial herb with a hairy square stem that is often unbranched. A characteristic that distinguishes bet- ony from other plants in the same family is that its flowers are displayed in what is ...
Claire Kowalchik, William H. Hylton, 1998
4
Daily Life in Ancient and Modern London
Describes daily life in London from the time of the Roman invasion in A.D. 43, through medieval, Elizabethan, and Victorian times, on to the reign of Elizabeth II.
Betony Toht, David Toht, 2001
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Proceedings of the 18th North American Prairie Conference: ...
This often leads to “fairy rings” of wood-betony flowers (personal observation). Even though wood-betony is a generalist hemi-parasite, it does not attack all species it encounters, and of those species that it does attack, some are infected at ...
Stephanie Foré, 2003
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Sauer's Herbal Cures: America's First Book of Botanic ...
The leaves and flowers of betony, which can be gathered cheaply at the same time, possess the properties of warming and drying, of fortifying the head and nerves, and of cleansing, opening, drying, and purifying the chest, kidney, and womb.
William Woys Weaver, 2001
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The Book of Herbal Wisdom: Using Plants as Medicine
Wood Betony put him in his body, but unfortunately, he didn't really want to be there. Another time I was called to assist an eighty-nine-year-old woman in St. Paul. She had a perky mental attitude and a considerable love of life. She was very ...
Matthew Wood, 1997
8
75 Exceptional Herbs
all the herbs valued by ancient medicants, betony, a relation of the decorative border plant Lamb's Ear (Stachys lanata), is surely the most important one of which most of you have never heard. Also known as wood betony, bishopswort, purple ...
Jack Staub, 2008
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Rodale's 21st-Century Herbal: A Practical Guide for Healthy ...
Harvest the flowering plants Stellaria media Native to southern Europe and a member of. Found in meadows and open woodlands, wood betony prefers a well -drained, dry, neutral to acidic soil in full sun or partial low-nitrogen organic fertilizer ...
Michael Balick, 2014
10
The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Best and Newest ...
Betony with an interrupted Spike, and the middle Segment of the lower Lip of the Flower indented at the End. This is the Betonica purpurea. C. B. P. 235. Purple or Wood Betony. 2. Betonica soliis radicalibus ovato-cordatis, cauli- ms lanceolatis ...
Philip Miller, 1759

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BETONY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term betony is used in the context of the following news items.
1
History, wines, New York City chef coming in July
Coming up this month: the chef from Betony in New York City, Wisconsin history, a survey of summery Old World rosé wines and dinners built ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
2
New farmer's market was a group effort
Kiwanis gave us a budget to build permanent signs. Betony's dad brought in a tractor to clean up the site. We all spent time picking up rocks.”. «Petoskey News-Review, Jul 15»
3
Development or Disaster?
... Fox grape, Sugarberry, Elderberry, Pepper vine, Dogfennel, Passion flower, Florida betony, Fleabane, Pokeberry, Butterweed, Spiderwort, ... «Columbia Star, Jul 15»
4
Ten Most Powerful Quotes from the Aspen Food & Wine Classic
Bryce Shuman, Betony, NYC, one of Food & Wine Magazine's Best New Chefs 2015. "We are totally allowed to be free now. We are not stuck in ... «Eater, Jun 15»
5
Midtown Manhattan Dining Guide
Betony: Serious modern-American fare near Carnegie Hall. An equally ... Lobster with blood orange and tarragon at Betony. Photographer: ... «Bloomberg, Jun 15»
6
Plants are for the birds
... coralbean, fall aster, Perennial Hibiscus, penstemon, sage, Texas betony, Carolina jessamine, crossvine, coral Honeysuckle, trumpet vine. «The Killeen Daily Herald, Jun 15»
7
NOSTALGIA: Tap the glass and check the seaweed - it is time to …
In those days the hay meads were filled with a laughter of flowers, an open smile of petals – Betony, Yellow Rattle, Meadow Buttercup, Red and ... «Western Morning News, Jun 15»
8
S.Pellegrino Explores the Source of Insipiration at the 2015 Food …
Three of FOOD & WINE's 2015 Best New Chefs will be featured including, Zoi Antonitsas of Westward in Seattle WA, Bryce Shuman of Betony ... «Benzinga, Jun 15»
9
Auditions for made-in-Midland play scheduled for next week
Betony Main and Bryan Piitz will direct “Mr. Everything,” which will debut Nov. 13 and run until Nov. 28. For more details, or to indicate an ... «Simcoe.com, Jun 15»
10
Devon and Cornwall police take a "special" approach to combating …
SPECIAL constables carried out an operation around Axminster in a bid to combat rural crime. Operation Betony was led by Special Sergeant ... «Exeter Express and Echo, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Betony [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/betony>. May 2024 ».
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