CREEPING ST JOHN'S WORT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Creeping evergreen shrub with bright yellow star-shaped summer flowers; useful as ground cover

Synonyms:

creeping St John's wort; Hypericum calycinum

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("creeping St John's wort" is a kind of...):

St John's wort (any of numerous plants of the genus Hypericum having yellow flowers and transparently dotted leaves; traditionally gathered on St John's eve to ward off evil)

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