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VALERIAN
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or pink flowers
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("valerian" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "valerian"):
common valerian; garden heliotrope; Valeriana officinalis (tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinally)
Holonyms ("valerian" is a member of...):
genus Valeriana; Valeriana (genus of widely distributed perennial herbs and some shrubs)
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