Betonica

noun

Be·​ton·​i·​ca

bə-ˈtä-nə-kə

in some especially former classifications

: a small genus of Eurasian herbs (family Labiatae) often included in Stachys having the corolla tube greatly exceeding the calyx

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin betonica, vettonica betony

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