valeriana

noun

va·​le·​ri·​ana

vəˌlirēˈanə,

-ˈä-,

-ˈā-

1

capitalized : a large genus of widely distributed perennial herbs (family Valerianaceae) having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or pink flowers with spurless corollas

2

plural -s : any plant of the genus Valeriana

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Medieval Latin, valerian

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