valerian
noun
any plant of the genus Valeriana, as the common valerian V. officinalis, having small, fragrant flowers of white, lavender, or pink and a root that is used medicinally.
valerians
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pluralof valerian.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The lofty mountains of equinoctial America have certainly plantains, valerians, arenarias, ranunculuses, medlars, oaks, and pines, which from their physiognomy we might confound with those of Europe; but they are all specifically different.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Thomasina Ross
We must be careful to remember that it is the Red Valerian, for there are other valerians.
From Wildflowers of the Farm by Arthur Owens Cooke
I know where the foxglove rears its head, And where the heather tufts are spread; I know where the meadow-sweets exhale, And the white valerians load the gale.
From The Illustrated London Reading Book by Various
