germander

[ jer-man-der ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

germander

/ dʒɜːˈmændə /

any of several plants of the genus Teucrium, esp T. chamaedrys ( wall germander ) of Europe, having two-lipped flowers with a very small upper lip: family Lamiaceae (labiates)

1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin germandr ( e ) a < Late Greek chamandryá

C15: from Medieval Latin germandrea, from Late Greek khamandrua, from Greek khamaidrus, from khamai on the ground + drus oak tree

He was baptized—as German or Germaine (Germander is a corruption)—in 1573.

The nearest indication of the date of this letter is found in the mention of Sir Germander Pool.

People confound it sometimes with the germander–speedwell, another lovely flower of May and June.

Among the plants so affected are the germander speedwell, wild thyme, ground-ivy, and others to which we shall afterwards advert.

Or geue theim posset ale hote with rosemary, dittane, & germander.

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