germander noun.
[dʒǝ'mandǝ] LME.[medieval Latin germandra, -drea (cf. Old French gemandree, French germandrée), alt. of gamandrea (cf. German Gamander) ult. from Greek khamaidrus lit. 'ground-oak', from khamai on the ground + drus oak.]Any of certain plants with leaves thought to resemble the oak;
spec. (more fully
wall germander) a labiate plant,
Teucrium chamaedrys, sometimes naturalized on old walls; also (with specifying word), any of several other plants of this genus.
water germander a rare marsh plant,
Teucrium scordium.
wood germander: see
WOOD noun1 & adjective1.
Comb.:
germander speedwell a common hedge speedwell,
Veronica chamaedrys, with bright blue flowers.
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