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valeriana.

valerian, herbaceous plant of genus Valeriana; sedative drug from its root;

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[wa.ɫeː.riˈaː.na]Classical-Latin[va.le.riˈaː.na]
  1. valerian

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Where this word comes from

Phonological rematching of Old High German baldriān (“valerian”) (see German Baldrian) with Latin Valēriānus, the German word being descended from Middle Mongol балчиргана (“false hellebore, angelica”). See more at Ottoman Turkish بالدران.

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