Associations to the word «Stachys»

Wiktionary

STACHYS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae   — numerous flowering plants.

Dictionary definition

STACHYS, noun. Large genus of usually woolly or hairy herbs or subshrubs or shrubs; temperate eastern hemisphere; tropical Australasia.

Wise words

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