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speedwell
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun speedwell has 1 sense
- speedwell(n = noun.plant) veronica - any plant of the genus Veronica; Array is a kind of flower
is a member of genus veronica
has particulars: field speedwell, veronica agrestis, corn speedwell, veronica arvensis, bird's eye, germander speedwell, veronica chamaedrys, common speedwell, gypsyweed, veronica officinalis, purslane speedwell, veronica peregrina, thyme-leaved speedwell, veronica serpyllifolia
CIDE DICTIONARY
speedwell, n.
Any plant of the genus Veronica , mostly low herbs with pale blue corollas, which quickly fall off. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
speedwell, n. any small herb of the genus Veronica, with a creeping or ascending stem and tiny blue or pink flowers.
Etymology
app. f. SPEED + WELL(1)
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