germander (redirected from wall germanders)

ger·man·der  (jr-mndr)

n.

Any of various usually aromatic plants of the genus Teucrium, with purplish or reddish flowers.

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

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germander [dʒɜːˈmændə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) 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)

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

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germander - any of various plants of the genus Teucrium genus Teucrium, Teucrium - large widely distributed genus of perennial herbs or shrubs or subshrubs; native to Mediterranean region to western Asia American germander, Teucrium canadense, wood sage - subshrub with serrate leaves and cream-colored to pink or purple flowers in spikelike racemes; North America Teucrium chamaedrys, wall germander - European perennial subshrub with red-purple or bright rose flowers with red and white spots cat thyme, marum, Teucrium marum - Mediterranean germander having small hairy leaves and reddish purple flowers; attractive to cats Teucrium scorodonia, wood sage - European germander with one-sided racemes of yellow flowers; naturalized in North America subshrub, suffrutex - low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base