valerian
English
/vəˈlɪəɹɪən/
noun
Definitions
- A hardy perennial flowering plant, Valeriana officinalis, with heads of sweetly scented pink or white flowers.
- More generally, any plant of the genus Valeriana.
- (uncountable) The root of Valeriana officinalis, used in herbal medicine.
- An extract of the dried roots of the Valeriana officinalis used in herbal medicine as a sedative.
Etymology
Derived from Old French valeriane derived from Latin valeriāna.
Origin
Latin
valeriāna
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- isovaleric English
- isovaline English
- norvaline English
- polyvaline English
- valerate English
- valerianate English
- valerianic English
- valeric English
- valerol English
- valerone English
- valeryl English
- valine English
- valyl English
- valeriāna Latin
- Baldrian German
- bojtorján Hungarian
- bojtorjánok Hungarian
- baldrián Czech
- valeriane Old French
- baldıran Turkish
- baldriān Middle High German
- بالدران Ottoman Turkish
- baldrián Slovak