noun
- a plant of the mint family with purple or white flowers, traditionally used in herbal medicine
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The herbalist recommended betony tea for headaches.
- Wild betony grows abundantly in the meadow.
- She planted betony in her medicinal herb garden.
- The purple spikes of betony attract many bees.
- Traditional healers have used betony for centuries.
- Betony thrives in woodland clearings and grasslands.