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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valerian \Va*le"ri*an\, n. [LL. valeriana, perhaps from some
person named Valerius or fr L. valere to be strong.
powerful, on account of its medicinal virtues: cf F.
val['e]riane.] (Bot.)
Any plant of the genus {Valeriana}. The root of the officinal
valerian ({V. officinalis}) has a strong smell, and is much
used in medicine as an antispasmodic.
{Greek valerian} (Bot.), a plant ({Polemonium c[ae]ruleum})
with blue or white flowers, and leaves resembling those of
the officinal valerian.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
valerian
n : a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected
leaves and cymose white or ink flowers
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