'Greek valerian' definitions:
Definition of 'Greek valerian'
From: WordNet
noun
Erect or spreading perennial of the eastern United States [syn: Greek valerian, Polemonium reptans]
noun
Pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers [syn: Jacob's ladder, Greek valerian, charity, Polemonium caeruleum, Polemonium van-bruntiae, Polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae]
Definition of 'Greek valerian'
From: GCIDE
- Valerian \Va*le"ri*an\, n. [LL. valeriana, perhaps from some person named Valerius, or fr. L. valere to be strong. powerful, on account of its medicinal virtues: cf. F. val['e]riane.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Valeriana. The root of the officinal valerian (Valeriana officinalis) has a strong smell, and is much used in medicine as an antispasmodic. [1913 Webster]
- Greek valerian (Bot.), a plant (Polemonium caeruleum) with blue or white flowers, and leaves resembling those of the officinal valerian. [1913 Webster]