androsæmum

[Lat. androsæmon; Gr. ἀνδρόσαιμον (and rosa i mon), lit. man's blood; ἀνὴρ ( aner ), gen it. ἀνδρός (andros) = a man, and αἷμα ( haima ) = blood.] *1. Ancient cla ic writers: A species of St. John's Wort, with blood-red juice: Hypericum androsæmum, montanum or ciliatum . 2. Modern Botany: A genus of plants belonging to the order Hypericaceæ, or Tutsans. The A. of ficin ale is tonic and astringent.