millepertuis

See also: mille-pertuis

French

Alternative forms

(dated) mille-pertuis

Etymology

mille (“thousand”) + pertuis (“hole”), a reference to the leaves' appearance.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mil.pɛʁ.tɥi/
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Noun

millepertuis m (plural millepertuis)

St. John's wort (Hypericum L.)
Synonym: (dated) hypéricon

Hypernym: hypéricacées

Hyponyms: millepertuis nummulaire, millepertuis perforé
Synonym of millepertuis perforé (“St. John's wort”) (Hypericum perforatum)

Derived terms

millepertuis à feuilles rondes
millepertuis à sous
millepertuis commun
millepertuis nummulaire
millepertuis officinal
millepertuis perforé

Further reading

“millepertuis” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
“millepertuis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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