Search Result for "valeriana officinalis":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinally;
[syn: common valerian, garden heliotrope, Valeriana officinalis]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Setwall \Set"wall`\, n. [CF. Cetewale.] (Bot.) A plant formerly valued for its restorative qualities (Valeriana officinalis, or Valeriana Pyrenaica). [Obs.] [Written also setwal.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Valerian \Va*le"ri*an\, n. [LL. valeriana, perhaps from some person named Valerius, or fr. L. valere to be strong. powerful, on account of its medicinal virtues: cf. F. val['e]riane.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Valeriana. The root of the officinal valerian (Valeriana officinalis) has a strong smell, and is much used in medicine as an antispasmodic. [1913 Webster] Greek valerian (Bot.), a plant (Polemonium caeruleum) with blue or white flowers, and leaves resembling those of the officinal valerian. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Valeriana officinalis n 1: tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinally [syn: common valerian, garden heliotrope, Valeriana officinalis]