bétoine

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin betōnica or ve(t)tōnica, from Vettones, a people in Lusitania. Compare Italian betonica.

Noun

bétoine f (plural bétoines)

1. betony (Stachys officinalis)

Further reading

• “bétoine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.