germander speedwell


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Related to germander speedwell: Veronica chamaedrys

germander speedwell

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(Plants) a creeping scrophulariaceous Eurasian plant, Veronica chamaedrys, naturalized in North America, having small bright blue flowers with white centres. Usual US name: bird's-eye speedwell
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Noun1.germander speedwell - Old World plant with axillary racemes of blue-and-white flowersgermander speedwell - Old World plant with axillary racemes of blue-and-white flowers
bird's eye, Veronica chamaedrys
speedwell, veronica - any plant of the genus Veronica
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