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agrimonia

agrimonia

9.9
A wild plant with small yellow flowers in tight spikes
  • noun
  • /ˌæɡrəˈmoʊniə/
  • Specialized
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  • The field was dotted with clusters of agrimonia and other wildflowers.

Examples

  • The agrimonia plant blooms beautifully in late spring.

  • We identified several species of agrimonia along the riverside trail.

  • Botanists studied the medicinal properties of agrimonia in traditional remedies.

  • Look at the agrimonia!

  • The field was dotted with clusters of agrimonia and other wildflowers.

  • We identified several species of agrimonia along the riverside trail.

  • The agrimonia plant blooms beautifully in late spring.

Synonyms

agrimony
vsagrimonia
1 9.9

A plant with small yellow flowers that grows in fields and woods

has identical meaning but differs only in word form or spelling

Compounds

Agrimonia eupatoria
  • Specialized
9.9

A tall wild herb with small yellow flowers that grows in dry grassy places

Agrimonia procera
  • Specialized
9.9

A fragrant European herb that grows year after year at the edge of woods on damp soil

Surface Forms

agrimonia singular
agrimonias plural

Etymology

Agrimonia comes from an old Greek and Latin name for a 'field' or 'wild' herb, and the root agri- means 'field', as in agriculture. So Agrimonia is a plant you often find in fields and wild places, which fits its spike-like clusters of small yellow flowers.