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speedwell
[ speed-wel ]
/ ˈspidˌwɛl /
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noun
any of several plants, shrubs, or small trees of the genus Veronica, of the figwort family, having opposite leaves and small flowers.
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speedwell
/ (ˈspiːdˌwɛl) /
noun
any of various temperate scrophulariaceous plants of the genus Veronica, such as V. officinalis (heath speedwell) and V. chamaedrys (germander speedwell), having small blue or pinkish white flowers
Word Origin for speedwell
C16: from speed + well 1
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