Agrimony \Ag"ri*mo*ny\, n. [OE. agremoyne, OF. aigremoine, L. agrimonia for argemonia, fr. Gr. ?.]

(Bot.)
   (a) A genus of plants of the Rose family.
   (b) The name is also given to various other plants; as, hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum); water agrimony (Bidens).

Note: The Agrimonia eupatoria, or common agrimony, a perennial herb with a spike of yellow flowers, was once esteemed as a medical remedy, but is now seldom used.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)