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

Word History and Origins

Origin of germander speedwell¹

First recorded in 1850–60

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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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