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creeping St John's wort

DEFINITIONS OF: creeping St John's wort

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

Synonyms:
Hypericum calycinum
Type 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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