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Webster 1913 Edition

Germander

Ger-man′der

,
Noun.
[OE.
germaunder
, F.
germandrée
, It.
calamandrea
, L.
chamaedrys
, fr. Gr.[GREEK]; [GREEK] on the earth or ground + [GREEK] tree. See
Humble
, and
Tree
.]
(Bot.)
A plant of the genus
Teucrium
(esp.
Teucrium Chamædrys
or wall germander), mintlike herbs and low shrubs.
American germander
,
Teucrium Canadense
.
–
Germander chickweed
,
Veronica agrestis
.
–
Water germander
,
Teucrium Scordium
.
–
Wood germander
,
Teucrium Scorodonia
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Germander

GERMAN'DER

,
Noun.
A plant, or rather the name of several plants, as the rock germander, of the genus Veronica, and the common and water germander, of the genus Teucrium.

Definition 2024

germander

germander

English

germander - Teucrium fruticans -
type species of Teucrium

Noun

germander ‎(plural germanders)

  1. Any plant of the genus Teucrium, some with small, pink, white, or pale purple flowers and a small upper lip.

Derived terms

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Etymology

From French germandrée itself from Latin chamaedrys.

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