dictionary definitions for "germander"


From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  germander
      n : any of various plants of the genus Teucrium

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Germander \Ger*man"der\, n. [OE. germaunder, F. germandr['e]e,
     It. calamandrea, L. chamaedrys, fr. Gr.?; ? on the earth or
     ground + ? tree. See Humble, and Tree.] (Bot.)
     A plant of the genus Teucrium (esp. {Teucrium Cham[ae]drys}
     or wall germander), mintlike herbs and low shrubs.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     American germander, Teucrium Canadense.
  
     Germander chickweed, Veronica agrestis.
  
     Water germander, Teucrium Scordium.
  
     Wood germander, Teucrium Scorodonia.
        [1913 Webster]


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