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valerian |
2 definitions found 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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