Main Entry:

ag·ri·mo·ny

Pronunciation:

\ˈa-grə-ˌmō-nē\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural ag·ri·mo·nies

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French egremoine, from Latin agrimonia, manuscript variant of argemonia, from Greek argemōnē

Date:

14th century

: any of a genus (Agrimonia and especially A. eupatoria) of herbs of the rose family having compound leaves, slender spikes of small yellow flowers, and fruits like burs