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valerian

/vəˈlɪɹiən/vuh-LIH-ree-uhn
/vəˈlɪɹiən/vuh-LIH-ree-uhn

Meaningvalerian plant

Common meaning: plant whose roots are used in herbal preparations

Journey through time

  1. Latinwaleresource
  2. Late Latinvaleriana‘valerian’source
  3. Frenchvalériane‘garden valerian’source
  4. Englishvalerian‘plant whose roots are used in herbal preparations’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin walere ‘valerian plant’.

Roots

  • walere Latin “valerian plant”

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