VALERIANACEOUS

Etymology

Adjective

valerianaceous (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to the flowering plant genus Valeriana.

Source: Wiktionary


Va*le`ri*an*a"ceous, a. (Bot.)

Definition: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of a natural order (Valerianaccæ) of which the valerian is the type. The order includes also the corn salads and the oriental spikenard.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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