Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Betony"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Betony \Bet"o*ny\, n.; pl. {Betonies}. [OE. betony, betany, F.
betoine, fr. L. betonica, vettonica.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus {Betonica} (Linn.).
Note: The purple or wood betony ({B. officinalis}, Linn.) is
common in Europe, being formerly used in medicine, and
(according to Loudon) in dyeing wool a yellow color.
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