GREEK VALERIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Greek valerian mean? 

• GREEK VALERIAN (noun)
  The noun GREEK VALERIAN has 2 senses:

1. erect or spreading perennial of the eastern United States

2. pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers

  Familiarity information: GREEK VALERIAN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GREEK VALERIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Erect or spreading perennial of the eastern United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Greek valerian; Polemonium reptans

Hypernyms ("Greek valerian" is a kind of...):

polemonium (any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low-growing often foul-smelling plants of temperate to Arctic regions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

charity; Greek valerian; Jacob's ladder; Polemonium caeruleum; Polemonium van-bruntiae; Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae

Hypernyms ("Greek valerian" is a kind of...):

polemonium (any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low-growing often foul-smelling plants of temperate to Arctic regions)