valerian family

American  

noun

1. the plant family Valerianaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants and shrubs having simple or compound, opposite leaves, clusters of small flowers, and dry, indehiscent fruit, and including corn salad, spikenard (Nardostachys jatamansi ), and valerian.

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Example Sentences

All are cut-and-come-again, except for mâche, in the valerian family, whose soft little rosettes are cut whole, just below soil level.

From Washington Post