herb Gerard

noun

-jəˈrärd,

-ˈjeˌrärd

plural herbs Gerard or herb Gerards

: goutweed

Word History

Etymology

translation of Medieval Latin or New Latin herba (Sancti) Gerardi, after Gerardus (St. Gerard) †1120 founder of the Knights of St. John

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