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RED VALERIAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does red valerian mean?
• RED VALERIAN (noun)
The noun RED VALERIAN has 1 sense:
1. European herb with small fragrant crimson or white spurred flowers
Familiarity information: RED VALERIAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
European herb with small fragrant crimson or white spurred flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Centranthus ruber; French honeysuckle; red valerian
Hypernyms ("red valerian" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("red valerian" is a member of...):
Centranthus; genus Centranthus (genus of southern European herbs and subshrubs)
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"With a soft tongue you can even pull a snake out of its nest." (Armenian proverb)
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