noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/seɪnt ˈd͡ʒɑnz wɝt/
General-American:sānt jŏnz wûrt
Received-Pronunciation:/sən(t)ˈd͡ʒɒnz wɜːt/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Any of several plants, of the genus Hypericum, especially Hypericum perforatum, that have yellow flowers and traditionally ward off evil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: common St. John's wort, John's wort, springwort
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The plant prepared as a medication.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
makth i egër
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Albanian:
makth
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Arabic:
حَشِيشَة الْقَلْب
(ḥašīša al-qalb)
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Arabic:
دَاذِيّ
(dāḏiyy)
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Catalan:
pericó
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Catalan:
herba de Sant Joan
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Chinese Mandarin:
金絲桃 /金丝桃
(jīnsītáo)
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Czech:
třezalka
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Dutch:
hertshooi
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Erzya:
урмавкс
(urmavks)
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Estonian:
naistepuna
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Faroese:
pirikum
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Finnish:
kuisma
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
French:
millepertuis
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
German:
Johanniskraut
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Greek:
βάλσαμο
(válsamo)
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Greek:
υπερικό
(yperikó)
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Ancient Greek:
ὑπέρεικος
(hupéreikos)
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Ancient Greek:
ἄσκυρον
(áskuron)
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Ancient Greek:
ἀνδρόσαιμον
(andrósaimon)
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Hungarian:
orbáncfű
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Irish:
luibh Eoin Baiste
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Italian:
iperico
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Korean:
고추나물
(gochunamul)
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Latin:
ascyron
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Latvian:
asinszāles
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Macedonian:
кантарио́н
(kantarión)
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Macedonian:
тантур
(tantur)
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Norwegian:
johannesurt
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Polish:
dziurawiec
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Polish:
kotwica
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Portuguese:
hipericão
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Portuguese:
erva-de-são-joão
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Romanian:
sunătoare
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Russian:
зверобо́й
(zverobój)
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Scottish Gaelic:
lus Chaluim Chille
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Serbo-Croatian:
gospina trava
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Serbo-Croatian:
pljȕskavica
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Spanish:
hipérico
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Spanish:
hierba de San Juan
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Swedish:
johannesört
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Ottoman Turkish:
یاره اوتی
(yara otu)
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Ukrainian:
звіробі́й
(zvirobíj)
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
Welsh:
eurinllys
— any plant of the genus Hypericum
