ag|ri|mo|ny

ag|ri|mo|ny «AG ruh _MOH nee», noun, plural -nies.

1. a plant of the rose family with slender stalks of feathery leaves and small, yellow flowers, whose roots are used as an astringent.

2. any of various similar plants, especially the hemp agrimony.

╂[< Latin agrimōnia, variant of argemōnia < Greek argemē]