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jupiter-beard

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Ju⋅pi⋅ter's-beard

  [joo-pi-terz-beerd]
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–noun
red valerian.
Origin:
1560–70

red valerian

 
–noun
a bushy valerian, Centranthus ruber, of Europe and southwestern Asia, having many fragrant red, crimson, or white flowers.
Also called Jupiter's-beard, scarlet lightning.

Origin:
1590–1600
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