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Valeriana officinalis
(gcide) | Setwall \Set"wall`\, n. [CF. Cetewale.] (Bot.)
A plant formerly valued for its restorative qualities
(Valeriana officinalis, or Valeriana Pyrenaica). [Obs.]
[Written also setwal.] --Chaucer.
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Valeriana officinalis
(gcide) | 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 (Valeriana officinalis) has a strong smell, and is
much used in medicine as an antispasmodic.
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Greek valerian (Bot.), a plant (Polemonium caeruleum)
with blue or white flowers, and leaves resembling those of
the officinal valerian.
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valeriana officinalis
(wn) | Valeriana officinalis
n 1: tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and
rhizomes used medicinally [syn: common valerian, {garden
heliotrope}, Valeriana officinalis] |
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Valeriana officinalis
(gcide) | Setwall \Set"wall`\, n. [CF. Cetewale.] (Bot.)
A plant formerly valued for its restorative qualities
(Valeriana officinalis, or Valeriana Pyrenaica). [Obs.]
[Written also setwal.] --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]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 (Valeriana officinalis) has a strong smell, and is
much used in medicine as an antispasmodic.
[1913 Webster]
Greek valerian (Bot.), a plant (Polemonium caeruleum)
with blue or white flowers, and leaves resembling those of
the officinal valerian.
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