Ve·ron·i·ca (v -r n  -k), Saint A woman of Jerusalem who gave Jesus her head-cloth to wipe his face as he bore the cross to Calvary. |
| ve·ron·i·ca 1 (v-rn-k) n. Any of various plants of the genus Veronica, which includes the speedwells. [New Latin Veronica, genus name.] |
| ve·ron·i·ca 2 (v-rn-k) n. 1. a. According to popular legend, an image of the face of Jesus as impressed on the handkerchief offered to him by Saint Veronica on the road to Calvary. b. The handkerchief itself. 2. A cloth bearing a representation of Jesus's face. [Medieval Latin, perhaps alteration of v  ra  conica, true image : Latin vra, feminine of vrus, true; see very + Latin conica, feminine of conicus, of an image (from Greek eikonikos, from eik n, image; see icon).] |
| ve·ron·i·ca 3 (v-rn-k) n. A maneuver in bullfighting in which the matador stands with both feet fixed in position and swings the cape slowly away from the charging bull. [Spanish, from veronica, the veronica (from the gesture Saint Veronica made), from Medieval Latin; see veronica2.] |
veronica1
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any scrophulariaceous plant of the genus Veronica, esp the speedwells, of temperate and cold regions, having small blue, pink, or white flowers and flattened notched fruits
[from Medieval Latin, perhaps from the name Veronica]
veronica2
n RC Church
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the representation of the face of Christ that, according to legend, was miraculously imprinted upon the headcloth that Saint Veronica offered him on his way to his crucifixion
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the cloth itself
3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) any similar representation of Christ's face
veronica3
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Bullfighting) Bullfighting a pass in which the matador slowly swings the cape away from the charging bull
[from Spanish, from the name Veronica]
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| Noun | 1. |  veronica - any plant of the genus Veronica flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms genus Veronica - widespread genus of herbs with pink or white or blue or purple flowers: speedwell field speedwell, Veronica agrestis - European plant with minute axillary blue flowers on long stalks; widely naturalized in America corn speedwell, Veronica arvensis - erect or procumbent blue-flowered annual found in waste places of Europe and America bird's eye, germander speedwell, Veronica chamaedrys - Old World plant with axillary racemes of blue-and-white flowers common speedwell, gypsyweed, Veronica officinalis - common hairy European perennial with pale blue or lilac flowers in axillary racemes purslane speedwell, Veronica peregrina - North American annual with small white flowers widely naturalized as a weed in South America and Europe thyme-leaved speedwell, Veronica serpyllifolia - perennial decumbent herb having small opposite leaves and racemes of blue flowers; throughout Eurasia and the New World |
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