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germander

[ jer-man-der ]

noun

  1. any of several plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Teucrium, of the mint family, as T. chamaedrys, of Europe, and T. canadense, of eastern North America.


germander

/ dʒɜːˈmændə /

noun

  1. any of several plants of the genus Teucrium, esp T. chamaedrys ( wall germander ) of Europe, having two-lipped flowers with a very small upper lip: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of germander1

1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin germandr ( e ) a < Late Greek chamandryá
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Word History and Origins

Origin of germander1

C15: from Medieval Latin germandrea, from Late Greek khamandrua, from Greek khamaidrus, from khamai on the ground + drus oak tree
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Example Sentences

He was baptized—as German or Germaine (Germander is a corruption)—in 1573.

The nearest indication of the date of this letter is found in the mention of Sir Germander Pool.

People confound it sometimes with the germander–speedwell, another lovely flower of May and June.

Among the plants so affected are the germander speedwell, wild thyme, ground-ivy, and others to which we shall afterwards advert.

Or geue theim posset ale hote with rosemary, dittane, & germander.

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