st. john's wort
/seɪnt ˈd͡ʒɑnz wɝt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Hypericum, especially Hypericum perforatum, that have yellow flowers and traditionally ward off evil.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "that hearbe we call S. John]"
- "It is also necessary to watch cattle so that they may not graze in any place where the Elle-people have been. If any animal goes to a place where the Elle-people have spit or done what is worse, it is attacked by some grievous disease, which can only be cured by giving it a handful of St. John's wort, which was pulled at twelve o'clock on St. John's night."
- "Peony would keep away any kind of storms. Mugwort hung over doorways on Midsummer's Day, June 24, would keep off lightning, as St. John's-Wort would if gathered before sunrise on that day."
- "Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /seɪnt ˈd͡ʒɑnz wɝt/
- British English: /sən(t)ˈd͡ʒɒnz wɜːt/