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germander

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GERMANDER

n.A plant, or rather the name of several plants, as the rock germander, of the genus Veronica, and the common and water germander, of the genus Teucrium.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GERMANDER

Ger *man "der, n. Etym: [OE. germaunder, F. germandrée, It. calamandrea, L. chamaedrys, fr. Gr. Humble, and Tree. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A plant of the genus Teucrium (esp. Teucrium Chamædrys or wall germander ), mintlike herbs and low shrubs. American germander, Teucrium Canadense. -- Germander chickweed, Veronica agrestis. -- Water germander, Teucrium Scordium. -- Wood germander, Teucrium Scorodonia.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

germander

ger man der |jərˈmandər ʤərˈmændər | noun a widely distributed plant of the mint family. Some kinds are cultivated as ornamentals and some are used in herbal medicine. [Genus Teucrium, family Labiatae: many species, including the American germander (T. canadense ) and the European wall germander (T. chamaedrys ).] ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin germandra, based on Greek khamaidrus, literally ground oak, from khamai on the ground + drus oak (because the leaves of some species were thought to resemble those of the oak ).

 

germander speedwell

ger man der speed well noun a speedwell with bright blue flowers and leaves resembling those of the germander, native to Eurasia but now common in North America. [Veronica chamaedrys, family Scrophulariaceae. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

germander

germander |dʒəˈmandə | noun a widely distributed plant of the mint family. Some kinds are cultivated as ornamentals and some are used in herbal medicine. Genus Teucrium, family Labiatae: many species, including the European wall germander (T. chamaedrys ). ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin germandra, based on Greek khamaidrus, literally ground oak , from khamai on the ground + drus oak (because the leaves of some species were thought to resemble those of the oak ).

 

germander speedwell

ger |man ¦der speed |well noun a speedwell with bright blue flowers and leaves resembling those of the germander, native to Eurasia. Veronica chamaedrys, family Scrophulariaceae.