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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[LL.

valeriana

, perhaps from some person named

Valerius

, or fr. L.

valere

to be strong. powerful, on account of its medicinal virtues: cf. F.

valériane

(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.

Greek valerian

(Bot.)

a plant (

Polemonium caeruleum

) with blue or white flowers, and leaves resembling those of the officinal valerian.

Noun.

A plant of the genus Valleriana, of many species.

See also: Valerian and valerian

valerían