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valeriana

noun
va·​le·​ri·​ana | \vəˌlirēˈanə, -ˈä-, -ˈā-\

Definition of valeriana 

1 capitalized : a large genus of widely distributed perennial herbs (family Valerianaceae) having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or pink flowers with spurless corollas

2 plural -s : any plant of the genus Valeriana

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New Latin, from Medieval Latin, valerian

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