n.
Pronunciation: v ə - ' rä-ni-k ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, genus of herbs
Date: 1527
: any of a genus ( Veronica ) of annual or perennial herbs of the snapdragon family that have small pink, white, blue or purple flowers with a 4- or 5-lobed calyx, a rotate corolla, two stamens, and the fruit a compressed capsule ― compare SPEEDWELL