I. və̇ˈränə̇kə noun
Etymology: New Latin, probably modification (influenced by the feminine name Veronica ) of Late Greek berenikion, a plant, from Greek Berenikē, Pherenikē Berenice, feminine name
1. capitalized : a genus of herbs and sometimes shrubs or trees (family Scrophulariaceae) of wide distribution, with small pink, white, blue, or purple flowers with a 4-lobed rotate corolla, two stamens, and a compressed capsule — see hebe , speedwell
2. -s : any plant of the genus Veronica
II. noun
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Usage: sometimes capitalized
Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Veronica St. Veronica, legendary saint of the 1st century A.D.
: a portrait or representation of the image of Christ's face said to have been impressed on the handkerchief that St. Veronica gave him to wipe his face as he passed on the way to his crucifixion ; also : a handkerchief or cloth resembling the legendary one of St. Veronica — called also vernicle
III. noun
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Etymology: Spanish, from Veronica, feminine name
: a pase in bullfighting in which the cape is swung slowly away from the charging bull while the matador keeps his feet in the same position