AGRIMONY (from the Lat. agrimonia, a transformation of apye,uUwn, a word of unknown etymology) , a slender perennial herb (botanical name, Agrimonia Eupatoria, natural order Rosaceae), 11 to 3 ft. high, growing in hedge-banks, copses and borders of
. The flower-stalk becomes recurved in the fruiting stage, and the fruit bears a number of hooks which enable it to cling to rough objects, such as the coat of an animal, thus ensuring distribution of the seed. The plant is common in Britain and widely spread through the north temperate region. The underground woody
hepatica); water agrimony (Bidens); and wild agrimony (Potentilla anserina).
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