(n)large almost cosmopolitan genus of evergreen or deciduous shrubs and herbs with often showy yellow flowers; cosmopolitan except tropical lowlands and Arctic or high altitudes and desert regions, Syn.genus Hypericum
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‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;; &unr_; under, among + &unr_;, &unr_;, heath, heather. ] (Bot.) A genus of plants, generally with dotted leaves and yellow flowers; -- called also St. John's-wort. [ 1913 Webster ]