VERONICA


Meaning of VERONICA in English

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

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