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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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