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Meaning of "hypericum" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HYPERICUM

Via Latin from Greek hupereikon, from hyper- + ereikē heath.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF HYPERICUM

haɪˈpɛrɪkəm


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HYPERICUM

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Hypericum is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HYPERICUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hypericum

Hypericum /ˌhaɪˈpɪərɨkəm/ is a genus of 490 species of flowering plants in the family Hypericaceae. Hypericum is unusual for a genus of its size because a worldwide taxonomic monograph was produced for it by N.Robson. Robson recognizes 36 sections within Hypericum. The genus has a nearly worldwide distribution, missing only from tropical lowlands, deserts and polar regions. All members of the genus may be referred to as St. John's wort, though they are also commonly just called hypericum, and some are known as tutsan. The marsh St. John's-worts are nowadays separated into the genus Triadenum. Hypericums vary from herbaceous annual or perennials 5–10 cm tall to shrubs and small trees up to 12 m tall. The leaves are opposite, simple oval, 1–8 cm long, either deciduous or evergreen. The flowers vary from pale to dark yellow, and from 0.5–6 cm in diameter, with five petals, most having prominent stamens. The fruit is usually a dry capsule which splits to release the numerous small seeds; in some species it is fleshy and berry-like.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HYPERICUM

asalam-wa-leikum · canticum · capsicum · cervicum · colchicum · doronicum · etymologicum · Illyricum · modicum · nickum · Noricum · panicum · practicum · stickum · tillicum · triticum · viaticum · Wykeham

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HYPERICUM

hypergol · hypergolic · hypergolically · hyperhidroses · hyperhidrosis · hyperidroses · hyperidrosis · hyperimmune · hyperimmunise · hyperimmunize · hyperinflated · hyperinflation · hyperinoses · hyperinosis · hyperinotic · hyperinsulinism · hyperintense · hyperinvolution · Hyperion · hyperirritable

WORDS THAT END LIKE HYPERICUM

ammoniacum · caecum · cecum · cum · Eboracum · exacum · guaiacum · jus canonicum · locum · molluscum · offscum · pax vobiscum · periostracum · pond scum · scum · talcum · taraxacum · vade mecum · verbascum · viscum

Synonyms and antonyms of hypericum in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «hypericum» into 25 languages

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The translations of hypericum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hypericum» in English.
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金丝桃
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hypericum
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hypericum
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Hypericum
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عشبة
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зверобой
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hypericum
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hypericum
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hypericum
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Hypericum
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Hypericum
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オトギリソウ
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Hypericum
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hypericum
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ஹைபெரிக்கம்
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हायपरिकम
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binbirdelikotu
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iperico
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Hypericum
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звіробій
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hypericum
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υπερικό
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Hypericum
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hypericum
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hypericum
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HYPERICUM»

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Hypericum: The genus Hypericum
This landmark book tackles issues not previously addressed, such as selection of the pharmacologically active compounds, application for severe depression, mechanisms of action, long-term effects and risks, marketing issues (dietary ...
Edzard Ernst, 2003
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Antidepressants: Past, Present and Future: Past, Present, ...
Tannins and proanthocyanidins constitute 15% and flavonol glycosides ( quercetin, iso- quercetin, hyperoside, and rutin) 2%-4% of extracts of hypericum. Xanthones are present in very low concentrations. Phloroglucinols are a main ...
Renato D. Alarcón, Sheldon H. Preskorn, 2004
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Native Trees, Shrubs, & Vines: A Guide to Using, Growing, ...
Hypericum. buckleyi. Blue. Ridge. St. John's. Wort. ZONES: 5-8; SUn soil: Moist, well-drained native to: Balds (exposed rock outcrops) and cliffs at high elevations in the southern Appalachians; North Carolina to northern Georgia size: Height ...
William Cullina, 2002
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Medicinal and Aromatic Plants XII
Shrubs or herbs of Hypericum L. species are distributed throughout the world. They are found in the Mediterranean region, Portugal, Spain, Canary Islands [ Spain], Africa, Turkey, Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Papua ...
Y. P. S. Bajaj, Toshiyuki Nagata, Yutaka Ebizuka, 2002
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ESCOP Monographs: The Scientific Foundation for Herbal ...
Nahrstedt A, Butterweck V. Biologically active and other chemical constituents of the herb of Hypericum perforatum L. Pharmacopsychiatry 1997;30(Suppl 2): 129- 34. ). BrantnerA, KartnigT, QuehenbergerF. Vergleichende phytochemische ...
ESCOP, European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy, 2003
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Plantes Dans Les Cosmétiques
INCI name: HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT CAS No: 84082-80-4 EINECS/ELINCS No: 282-026-4 Chem./IUPAC name: Hypericum Perforatum Extract is an extract of the capsules, flowers, leaves and stem heads of the St. John's Wort, ...
‎2006
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St. John's Wort and its Active Principles in Depression and ...
Life Sci 65: 2395–2405 22 Simmen U, Burkard W, Berger K, Schaffner W, Lundstrom K (1999) Extracts and constituents of Hypericum perforatum inhibit the binding of various ligands to recombinant receptors expressed with the Semliki Forest ...
Walter E. Müller, 2006
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Landscape Plants for Eastern North America: Exclusive of ...
Hypericum prolificum 3 Iberis sempervirens 2 Idesia polycarpa 7 Ilex aquifolium 6 . America is similar to H. calycinum in habit and function, but deciduous, with smaller flowers (2.5 cm/1 in.) a little earlier in summer and slightly more cold- hardy.
Harrison L. Flint, 1997
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Flowering Plants. Eudicots: Berberidopsidales, Buxales, ...
Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae), 4, 1. Sections 7. Roscyna to 9. Hypericum sensulato(part1).Bull.Nat.Hist.Mus.(Bot.)31:37–88. Robson, N.K.B., Adams, W.P. 1968. Chromosome numbers in Hypericum and related genera.
Klaus Kubitzki, C. Bayer, P.F. Stevens, 2007
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CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference
Hypericum nudiflorum 422 Hypericum stragalum land National Seashore 13656. 13649. (1) Hypericum nudiflorum; (2) EARLY ST. JOHNS- WORT; (3) clusiaceae; (4) Blue Ridge Parkway 13650. (1) Hypericum olympicum; (3) clusiaceae; ...
Tim Johnson, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HYPERICUM»

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BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine | Full text | The effect …
Many of them have been shown to have high efficacy and safety, such as Hypericum perforatum (St. John's wort), Panax ginseng, Piper ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
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Linking metabolite production to taxonomic identity in environmental …
... imaging at the single-cell level: distribution of secondary metabolites of Arabidopsis thaliana and Hypericum species. Plant J 60: 907–918. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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St John's Wort has similar side effect profile to fluoxetine
Researchers analysed spontaneously reported ADRs to St John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum; n=84) and to fluoxetine (n=447) in Australia between 2000 and ... «The Pharmaceutical Journal, Jul 15»
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Jackson - Dover Wedding
Arrangements of eskimo white, pale peach and blush pink roses, cream white stock flowers, white hydrangea, peach hypericum berries, white ... «Northwest Georgia News, Jul 15»
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McGehee - Buice Wedding
They carried bouquets of peach Juliet garden roses, peach spray roses, blush ranunculus, and coral hypericum berries with seeded eucalyptus ... «Northwest Georgia News, Jul 15»
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10 Reasons to Love the Herb St. John's Wort
The popular herb St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) often gets an eyebrow raise from the media, even in the face of whole volumes of ... «Care2.com, Jul 15»
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Fortuna Garden Club 'Yard of the Month' for July
... willows, smoke bush, heather, breath of heaven, creeping juniper, burning bush, azaleas, flowering plum, hypericum and mugo pine. «Humboldt Beacon, Jul 15»
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Review indicates similar adverse reactions to St. John's Wort …
... reported to the Therapeutic Goods Administration between 2000 and 2013 for St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) and fluoxetine. Overall ... «Healio, Jul 15»
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Landscaping, on large or small scale
“My other favorite plant is Hypericum Hidcote. It gets the beautiful yellow flower and is a very versatile plant that does well in either sun or shade ... «Waterbury Republican American, Jul 15»
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Halloween party ignites romance
Flowers included tall and low arrangements of curly willow branches, white hydrangea, dahlias, hypericum berries, Tiffany roses, dusty miller ... «The Tennessean, Jul 15»
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