valerian : Idioms & Phrases
common valerian
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noun tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinally
Valeriana officinalis; garden heliotrope.
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Greek valerian
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noun erect or spreading perennial of the eastern United States
Polemonium reptans.
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noun pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers
Polemonium caeruleum; Jacob's ladder; Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae; Polemonium van-bruntiae; charity.
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(Bot.) , a plant (Polemonium cæruleum ) with blue or white flowers, and leaves resembling those of the officinal valerian.
Webster 1913
red valerian
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noun European herb with small fragrant crimson or white spurred flowers
French honeysuckle; Centranthus ruber.
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valerian family
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noun genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor
family Valerianaceae; Valerianaceae.