Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypericum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-icum
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Meaning

noun

Any of many flowering plants of the genus Hypericum, St. John's worts.

Etymology

From the genus name, translingual Hypericum, itself from Latin hypericum, from Ancient Greek ὑπερικόν (huperikón), from ὑπέρ (hupér, “over”) + ἐρείκη (ereíkē, “heath”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Hypericum, ὑπερικόν

Inflected Forms

hypericums (plural)

Questions

What does hypericum mean?: Any of many flowering plants of the genus Hypericum, St. John's worts.
Where does hypericum come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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