Definitions for betony

betony bet·o·ny

Spelling: [bet-n-ee]
IPA: /ˈbɛt n i/

Betony is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 99 anagrams from letters in betony (benoty).

Definitions for betony

noun

  1. a plant, Stachys (formerly Betonica) officinalis, of the mint family, having hairy leaves and dense spikes of purple flowers, formerly used in medicine and dyeing.
  2. any of various similar plants, especially of the genus Pedicularis.

Origin of betony

before 1000; late Middle English; Middle English betayny, betanie Medieval Latin betōnia, re-formation of Latin betōnica (Pliny), in earlier readings vettōnica (herba) Vettonic (herb) (Vettōn

Examples for betony

Let it stand to cool, beat up three ounces of syrup of betony with a large spoonful of ale yeast, and put it into the liquor.

Upon the table lay a pipe filled with betony and colt's-foot, a roll of wax-candle, a silver spitting-pot, and a Seville orange.

Make injections of a decoction of origane mugwort, dog's mercury, betony, and eggs; inject into the womb with a female syringe.

With the exception of vervain, no herb was more highly prized than betony.

If she be of full habit of body open a vein, after preparing her with syrup of betony, calamint, hyssop and feverfew.

If it is caused by the brain, take syrup of betony and marjoram.

First came a liquor made with betony, "for the sake of those who could not accustom themselves to the bitter taste of coffee."

betony is a herb belonging to the mint family, and its root was formerly employed in medicine as an emetic or purgative.

The seeds of Rue and the leaves of betony boyled together in white wine.

Hellebore, betony, Honesty, and Rue are antidotes against madness.

Word Value for betony
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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