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   St. John's wort

   noun

   • 1. a herbaceous plant or shrub with distinctive yellow five-petaled flowers and paired oval leaves, used in medicinal preparations to treat various disorders, including depression.

   Word Origin so named because some species come into flower near the feast day of St John the Baptist (24 June).

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