Hy·per·i·cum n.  Bot. A genus of plants, generally with dotted leaves and yellow flowers; -- called also St. John's-wort.
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  Hypericum
       n : large almost cosmopolitan genus of evergreen or deciduous
           shrubs and herbs with often showy yellow flowers;
           cosmopolitan except tropical lowlands and arctic or high
           altitudes and desert regions [syn: genus Hypericum]