VALERIANA OFFICINALIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Valeriana officinalis mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• VALERIANA OFFICINALIS (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 ("Valeriana officinalis" is a kind of...):

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

 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)