betony

== English == === Alternative forms === vetony, bettony === Etymology === From Middle English betayny, betanie, from Medieval Latin betōnia (possibly through Old French), from Latin betōnica or ve(t)tōnica, from Vettones, a people in Lusitania. Compare French bétoine. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛtəni/ === Noun === betony (countable and uncountable, plural betonies) Any plant of the genus Stachys. Stachys officinalis (syn. Betonica officinalis, an herb used in traditional European medicine. (Canada, US) Any plant of the genus Pedicularis (louseworts). ==== Synonyms ==== (Stachys): heal-all, self-heal, woundwort, lamb's ears, hedgenettle (Stachys officinalis): purple betony, bishopwort, wild hop, bishop's wort, common hedgenettle, lousewort, wood betony (Pedicularis): lousewort, wood betony ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === betony on Wikipedia.Wikipedia