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germander speedwell

noun

  1. a speedwell, Veronica chamaedrys, having blue flowers.


germander speedwell

noun

  1. a creeping scrophulariaceous Eurasian plant, Veronica chamaedrys, naturalized in North America, having small bright blue flowers with white centres Usual US namebird's-eye speedwell
“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 germander speedwell1

First recorded in 1850–60
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Example Sentences

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.

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