1. nane familyasından birkaç çeşit bitki, bot. betonica wood betony kestere, bot. betonica officinalis
İngilizce
1. (botany) plant of the mint family with purple flowers and native o europe and asia (in the past it was used in medicine); any plant that resembles the betony; lousewort. betonybeto*ny , n.; pl. betonies . [oe. betony, betany, f. betoine, fr. l. betonica, vettonica.] (bot.) a plant of the genus betonica (linn.).note: the purple or wood betony (b. officinalis, linn.) is common in europe, being formerly used in medicine, and (according to loudon) in dyeing wool a yellow color