Definitions for agrimony

agrimony ag·ri·mo·ny

Spelling: [ag-ruh-moh-nee]
IPA: /ˈæg rəˌmoʊ ni/

Agrimony is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 349 anagrams from letters in agrimony (agimnory).

Definitions for agrimony

noun

  1. any plant belonging to the genus Agrimonia, of the rose family, especially the perennial A. eupatoria, having pinnate leaves and small, yellow flowers.
  2. any of certain other plants, as hemp agrimony or bur marigold.

Origin of agrimony

1350-1400; late Middle English Latin agrimōnia, metathetic variant (perhaps by association with ager field) of argemōnia Greek argemṓnē poppy; replacing Middle English egremoyne Middle French

Examples for agrimony

You often find a dozen of these little green bells fastened to your skirt if you have been where the agrimony grows.

agrimony, ag′ri-mun-i, n. a genus of plants of the rose-group, with small yellow flowers and bitter taste.

agrimony boiled in milk was thought to relieve impotence in men.

By the hedge the agrimony frequently lifts its long stem, surrounded with small yellow petals.

Their look was sure death, but they could be poisoned by a draught compounded of agrimony, dill and vervain.

That agrimony leaves will cure cattle suffering from coughs, and that wounded deer use this same herb to heal their hurts.

You may boil in it Pellitory of the wall, agrimony, or what herbs you please.

Word Value for agrimony
Scrable

14

Words with friends

16

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