millepertuis
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See also: mille-pertuis
French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (dated) mille-pertuis
Etymology[edit]
mille (“thousand”) + pertuis (“hole”), a reference to the leaves' appearance.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “millepertuis” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “millepertuis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.