betonyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• vetony, bettony

語源

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.

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛtəni/

名詞

betony (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 betonies)

1. Any plant of the genus Stachys.
   1. Stachys officinalis (syn. Betonica officinalis, an herb used in traditional European medicine.
2. (Canada, 米国用法) Any plant of the genus Pedicularis (louseworts).

同意語

• (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

Further reading

• betony on Wikipedia.