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ger⋅man⋅der

[

jer-man-der]

–noun

any of several plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Teucrium, of the mint family, as T. chamaedrys, of Europe, and T. canadense, of eastern North America.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME < ML germandr(e)a < LGk chamandryá

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ger·man·der (jər-mān'dər) Pronunciation Key
n. Any of various usually aromatic plants of the genus Teucrium, with purplish or reddish flowers.

[Middle English germandre, from Old French germandree, alteration of Medieval Latin germandrea, from Late Greek khamandrua, from Greek khamaidrūs : khamai, on the ground; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots + drūs, oak; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]

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germander
noun
any of various plants of the genus Teucrium

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Germander

Ger*man"der\, n. [OE. germaunder, F. germandr['e]e, It. calamandrea, L. chamaedrys, fr. Gr.?; ? on the earth or ground + ? tree. See Humble, and Tree.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Teucrium (esp. Teucrium Cham[ae]drys or wall germander), mintlike herbs and low shrubs.

American germander, Teucrium Canadense.

Germander chickweed, Veronica agrestis.

Water germander, Teucrium Scordium.

Wood germander, Teucrium Scorodonia.

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