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betony
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈbet.ə.ni/ us /ˈbet̬.ə.ni/
a plant with dark red flowers, used in traditional medicine and the past for dyeing(= changing the colour of cloth):
We sat down by the riverbank among patches of betony.
Patches of red-purple flowered betony flourish on the lighter soils.
Betony is easily mistaken for an orchid.
The garden contains thistles, brambles, forget-me-nots, betony and ferns, dandelions, buttercups, clover, and more than 100 other wild species.
Modern herbalists prescribe betony to treat a wide range of conditions.
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