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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Origin and Etymology of valeriana
New Latin, from Medieval Latin, valerian
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