VALERIANA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Valeriana mean? 

• VALERIANA (noun)
  The noun VALERIANA has 1 sense:

1. genus of widely distributed perennial herbs and some shrubs

  Familiarity information: VALERIANA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VALERIANA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Genus of widely distributed perennial herbs and some shrubs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Valeriana; Valeriana

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

asterid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)

Meronyms (members of "Valeriana"):

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

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

family Valerianaceae; valerian family; Valerianaceae (genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor)

 Context examples 

Also called garden valerian, Indian valerian, Mexican valerian, Pacific valerian, valerian, Valeriana officinalis, and Valerianae radix.

(Garden heliotrope, NCI Dictionary)

Also called garden heliotrope, garden valerian, Indian valerian, Mexican valerian, valerian, Valeriana officinalis, and Valerianae radix.

(Pacific valerian, NCI Dictionary)

Also called garden heliotrope, garden valerian, Indian valerian, Pacific valerian, valerian, Valeriana officinalis, and Valerianae radix.

(Mexican valerian, NCI Dictionary)

Also called garden heliotrope, garden valerian, Mexican valerian, Pacific valerian, valerian, Valeriana officinalis, and Valerianae radix.

(Indian valerian, NCI Dictionary)

Also called garden heliotrope, Indian valerian, Mexican valerian, Pacific valerian, valerian, Valeriana officinalis, and Valerianae radix.

(Garden valerian, NCI Dictionary)