valerian

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[vəˈlɪərɪən], (Noun)

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- a Eurasian plant which typically bears clusters of small pink or white flowers


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late Middle English: from Old French valeriane, from medieval Latin valeriana (herba), apparently the feminine of Valerianus ‘of Valerius’ (a personal name)


[vəˈlɪərɪən], (Noun)

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- (died 260), Roman emperor 253–260; Latin name Publius Licinius Valerianius. He renewed the persecution of the Christians that was initiated by Decius


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