valerian : Idioms & Phrases


common valerian

  • noun tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinally
    Valeriana officinalis; garden heliotrope.
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Greek valerian

  • noun erect or spreading perennial of the eastern United States
    Polemonium reptans.
  • 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

  • noun European herb with small fragrant crimson or white spurred flowers
    French honeysuckle; Centranthus ruber.
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valerian family

  • noun genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor
    family Valerianaceae; Valerianaceae.
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