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veronica

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) veronica (noun)
  2. 2) veronica (noun)
  3. 3) veronica (noun)

1ve·ron·i·ca

noun \və-ˈrä-ni-kə\

Definition of VERONICA

: any of a genus (Veronica) of annual or perennial herbs of the snapdragon family that have small pink, white, blue or purple flowers with a 4- or 5-lobed calyx, a rotate corolla, two stamens, and the fruit a compressed capsule — compare speedwell

Origin of VERONICA

New Latin, genus of herbs
First Known Use: 1527

Rhymes with VERONICA

harmonica, japonica, Salonika

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