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speedwell

DEFINITIONS OF: speedwell

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n any plant of the genus Veronica

Synonyms:
veronica
Types:
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Veronica agrestis, field speedwell
European plant with minute axillary blue flowers on long stalks; widely naturalized in America
Veronica arvensis, corn speedwell
erect or procumbent blue-flowered annual found in waste places of Europe and America
Veronica chamaedrys, bird's eye, germander speedwell
Old World plant with axillary racemes of blue-and-white flowers
Veronica officinalis, common speedwell, gypsyweed
common hairy European perennial with pale blue or lilac flowers in axillary racemes
Veronica peregrina, purslane speedwell
North American annual with small white flowers widely naturalized as a weed in South America and Europe
Veronica serpyllifolia, thyme-leaved speedwell
perennial decumbent herb having small opposite leaves and racemes of blue flowers; throughout Eurasia and the New World
Type of:
flower
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
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