COMMON VALERIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does common valerian mean? 

• COMMON VALERIAN (noun)
  The noun COMMON VALERIAN has 1 sense:

1. tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinally

  Familiarity information: COMMON VALERIAN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COMMON VALERIAN (noun)

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Meaning:

Tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinally

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

common valerian; garden heliotrope; Valeriana officinalis

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

valerian (a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or pink flowers)