any of various N temperate rosaceous plants of the genus Agrimonia, which have compound leaves, long spikes of small yellow flowers, and bristly burlike fruits
2.
any of several other plants, such as hemp agrimony
Word origin
C15: altered from egrimonie (C14), via Old French from Latin agrimōnia, variant of argemōnia from Greek argemōnē poppy
agrimony in American English
(ˈægrəˌmoʊni)
nounWord forms: pluralˈagriˌmonies
1.
any plant of a genus (Agrimonia) in the rose family, typically having little yellow flowers on spiky stalks and bearing burlike fruits
2.
hemp agrimony
Word origin
ME < OE agrimonia & OFr aigremoine, both < L agrimonia, altered after ager, field (see acre) < argemonia < Gr argemōnē