VALERIAN

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Meaning:

A plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or pink flowers

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Nouns denoting plants

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

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "valerian"):

common valerian; garden heliotrope; Valeriana officinalis (tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinally)

Holonyms ("valerian" is a member of...):

genus Valeriana; Valeriana (genus of widely distributed perennial herbs and some shrubs)

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