agrimony Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a plant of the genus Agrimonia having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers
    agrimonia.

WordNet

Ag"ri*mo*ny noun
Etymology
OE. agremoyne, OF. aigremoine, L. agrimonia for argemonia, fr. Gr. .
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) (a) A genus of plants of the Rose family. (b) The name is also given to various other plants; as, hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum); water agrimony (Bidens). ✍ The Agrimonia eupatoria, or common agrimony, a perennial herb with a spike of yellow flowers, was once esteemed as a medical remedy, but is now seldom used.

Webster 1913