stachys

[Lat., from Gr. stachys an ear of corn; woundwort. (See def.)] Bot.: Woundwort; calyx as long as the tube of the corolla, sub-campanulate; ten-ribbed; teeth five, nearly equal, acuminate; upper lip of the corolla arched, entire; lower one three-lobed; the two lateral ones reflexed; the two anterior stamens the longest, with the anther cells diverging. Chiefly from the warmer parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Known species about 160. Five are European: Stachys sylvatic a, the Hedge; S. palustris , the Marsh; S. germanic a , the Downy; S. arvensis , the Corn Woundwort, and S. be tonic a, called also Be tonic a officinal is , the Wood Betony. The bruised stems of S. parviflora , a native of Afghanistan and Northern India, are applied to parts of the body affected by the guinea-worm. stăch-y-tar-pha, stăch-y-tar-phe-ta, subst. [Gr.stachys an ear of corn, and tarpheios =thick Named from the inflorescence.] Bot.: A genus of Verbenese; aromatic herbs or shrubs with fleshy spikes, stamens four, the upper two without anthers; nutlets two. The Brazil i ans attribute powerful medicinal properties to Stachy tarpheta jam a i cens is . Its leaves are sometimes used to adulterate tea. *stăck, pret . of v. [STICK, v.]